Comparison of heat pump performance using fin-and-tube and microchannel heat exchangers under frost conditions

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1187-1197

  Shao, Liang Liang ^a   Yang, Liang ^a,b   Zhang, Chun Lu ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Carrier Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Experiment; Frost; Heat exchanger; Heat pump; Microchannel; Model

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATORS; EXPERIMENTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICROCHANNELS; MODELS; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FINNED TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FINNED-TUBE EVAPORATORS; FROST; HEAT PUMPS; MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGERS; QUASI-STEADY-STATE MODELS; REFRIGERANT CHARGE; VAPOR COMPRESSION;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FROST; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; VELOCITY;

EID: 73149117796     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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