Experimental study of frost accumulation on fan-supplied tube-fin evaporators

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 1013-1020

  Da Silva, Diogo L ^a   Hermes, Christian J L ^b   Melo, Claudio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaporator; Experimental; Fan coil; Frost formation; Tube fin

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; CLOSED-LOOP; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; COOLING CAPACITY; COUPLED SYSTEMS; EVAPORATING TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATOR COIL; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FINNED SURFACE; FROST ACCRETION; FROST FORMATION; FROST LAYERS; HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TUBE-FIN; VOLUME RATIO; WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES;

AIR; COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATORS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FROST EFFECTS;

EID: 79951773859     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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