Experimental investigation of frost and defrost performance of microchannel heat exchangers for heat pump systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 180-188

  Xu, Bo ^a   Han, Qing ^a   Chen, Jiangping ^a   Li, Feng ^b   Wang, Nianjie ^b   Li, Dong ^b   Pan, Xiaoyong ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sichuan Changhong Electric Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Defrost; Frost formation; Ice crystals; Microchannel heat exchanger; Water retention

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DEFROSTING; DROPS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DEFROST; FROST FORMATION; ICE CRYSTALS; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; WATER RETENTION;

ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROST; HEAT BALANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84871739060     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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