Characteristics and performance evaluation of surface-treated louvered-fin heat exchangers under frosting and wet conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 23-24, 2012, Pages 6676-6681

  Kim, Kyoungmin ^a   Lee, Kwan Soo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frost formation; Frost retardation; Louvered fin; Surface treatment; Wet conditions

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TREATMENT;

FROST FORMATION; FROST RETARDATION; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHILIC UNITS; LOUVERED-FIN; WATER CONDENSATION; WET CONDITIONS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84865414915     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.06.076     Document Type: Article

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