Year: 1996
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: An experimental study on the effects of various factors(fin spacing, fin arrangement, air temperature, air humidity, and air velocity) on the frost growth and thermal performance of a finned-tube heat exchanger has been conducted under the frosting condition.It is found that the thermal performance of a heat exchanger is closely related to the blockage ratio of air flow passage due to the frost growth.The maximum allowable blockage ratio is used to determine the criteria for the optimal operation conditions of a finned-tube heat exchanger.
Authors: T. H. Lee, K. S. Lee, W. S. Kim
Institution: Purdue University West Lafayette
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W62781035