Experimental study of the effects of fin surface characteristics on defrosting behavior

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 86-92

  Liang, Caihua ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Lü, Yan ^a,b   Wu, Chunxiao ^a   Zhang, Xiaosong ^a   Zhang, Youfa ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Huasheng Architecture Design Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Defrosting behavior; Fin; Frost melting; Molten water retention; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; DEFROSTING; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELTING;

EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FIN; SPHERICAL DROPLETS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THIN WATER FILMS; VISUAL RESEARCH; WATER RETENTION;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84921457547     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.082     Document Type: Article

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