Prediction of an effective cooling output of the fin-and-tube heat exchanger under frosting conditions

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2534-2543

  Lenic, Kristian ^a   Trp, Anica ^a   Frankovic, Bernard ^a  

^a University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Effective cooling output; Fin and tube heat exchanger; Frost formation

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITIES; COOLING CYCLES; EFFECTIVE COOLING OUTPUT; FIN-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; FROST FORMATION; FROST GROWTHS; FROST LAYERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HEAT TRANSFER RESISTANCES; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DEFROSTING; DROP FORMATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 64749090753     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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