Experimental investigation of adverse effect of frost formation on microchannel evaporators, part 1: Effect of fin geometry and environmental effects

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1762-1775

  Moallem, Ehsan ^a   Hong, Tommy ^a   Cremaschi, Lorenzo ^a   Fisher, Daniel E ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity reduction; Fin geometry; Frost; Heat pump; Microchannel; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY REDUCTION; FIN GEOMETRY; FROST; HEAT PUMPS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

AIR; AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FROST RESISTANCE; GEOMETRY; MICROCHANNELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84883134120     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.09.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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