Experimental investigation of frost formation on a parallel flow evaporator

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1549-1556

  Wu, Jianghong ^a   Ouyang, Guang ^a   Hou, Puxiu ^a   Xiao, Haobin ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GuangDong Siukonda Air Conditioning Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Frost formation; Ice crystals; Microchannel; Parallel flow evaporator; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CRYSTALS; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATORS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; ICE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROCHANNELS; PUMPS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOCOUPLES;

CENTRAL AIR-CONDITIONING; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAT TUBE; FROST FORMATION; FROST THICKNESS; GROWING PERIOD; GROWTH PERIOD; HEAT PUMPS; ICE CRYSTALS; LOUVERED FINS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MESOSCALE; NONUNIFORM; OCCUPANCY RATE; PARTIAL SURFACES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEST CONDITION; THIN LAYERS;

PARALLEL FLOW;

AIR CONDITIONING; CAPILLARITY; DIGITAL IMAGE; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROST; HEATING; ICE CRYSTAL; ICE THICKNESS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PUMP; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 79551557207     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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