Experimental measurements of the surface coating and water retention effects on frosting performance of microchannel heat exchangers for heat pump systems

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 176-188

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

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b Johnson Controls Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY DEGRADATION; CAPACITY REDUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FROST; FROST FORMATION; FROST GROWTH; HEAT PUMP; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; OPERATING CONDITION; SURFACE COATING; SURFACE COATINGS; THICKNESS GROWTH; TRANSFER CAPACITIES; WATER RETENTION;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST EFFECTS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SPECIFIC HEAT; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

COATINGS;

EID: 84858284900     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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