Wet air side performance of louver fin automotive evaporators

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  McLaughlin, William J ^a   Webb, Ralph L ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DRAINAGE; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; WIND TUNNELS;

AIR SIDE PERFORMANCE; BRAZED ALUMINUM; DRAINAGE CHANNELS; DRY PRESSURE DROP; FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROPHILIC COATINGS; SENSIBLE HEAT; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 85072464041     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-0574     Document Type: Conference Paper

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