An experimental study of the correlation for predicting the frost height in applying the photoelectric technology

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1006-1014

  Xiao, J ^a   Wang, W ^a   Guo, Q C ^a   Zhao, Y H ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Experiment; Finned tube; Frost formation; Heat exchanger; Measurement; Refrigeration system; Sensor infrared

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; COLD SURFACE; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINNED TUBE; FROST FORMATION; GENERALIZED CORRELATION; LINEAR CORRELATION; MEASURED DATA; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTPUT SIGNAL; PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CAPILLARY TUBES; CORRELATION METHODS; DROP FORMATION; FORECASTING; FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; SENSORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 77955227288     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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