Experimental investigation of the surface temperature and water retention effects on the frosting performance of a compact microchannel heat exchanger for heat pump systems

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 171-186

  Moallem, Ehsan ^a   Padhmanabhan, Sankar ^a   Cremaschi, Lorenzo ^a   Fisher, Daniel E ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity reduction; Frost; Heat pump; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITY; AIR VELOCITIES; CAPACITY DEGRADATION; CAPACITY REDUCTION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DOMINANT FACTOR; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIN SURFACE; FROST; FROST FORMATION; FROST GROWTH; FROST THICKNESS; HEAT PUMPS; LEADING EDGE; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PARAMETERS; SECONDARY IMPACTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THICKNESS GROWTH; WATER DROPLETS; WATER RETENTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DROP FORMATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; GROWTH RATE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FROST EFFECTS;

EID: 82955195906     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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