Experimental study on frost release on fin-and-tube heat exchangers by use of a novel anti-frosting paint

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1049-1054

  Huang, Lingyan ^a   Liu, Zhongliang ^a   Liu, Yaomin ^a   Gou, Yujun ^a   Wang, Jieteng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental; Frost formation; Frost release; Hydrophilic paint

Indexed keywords

COATED HEAT EXCHANGER; COATING THICKNESS; COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; FROST DEPOSITION; FROST FORMATION; FROST RELEASE; HYDROPHILIC PAINT; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

CAPILLARY TUBES; DEFROSTING; DROP FORMATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; FROST RESISTANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; PAINT; REFRIGERATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 68549088707     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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