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An investigation on dehumidification and heat transfer characteristics of a minichannel heat exchanger for heat pump system of electric vehicles

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Yu, Jun, Su, Lin, Li, Kang, Fang, Yidong·2022·International Journal of Energy Research
DOI 10.1002/er.8445
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  • The MCHX model using the distributed parameter method shows excellent prediction accuracy with absolute errors of 4% and 10% for dehumidification rate and heat transfer rate, respectively.

    “The model shows excellent prediction ac­ curacy with absolute errors of 4% and 10% for dehumidification rate and heat transfer rate, respectively.”

    From Thermal-hydraulic and drainage performance of microchannel heat exchangers for refrigeration and heat pump systems under frosting, defrosting, and wet conditions: A comprehensive review (2023) · cites this paper as [117]

    Section 2.4 describes a distribution-parameter model, but the Conclusions report the error bounds in the opposite order: ±4% for heat transfer rate (HTR) and ±10% for dehumidification rate (DHR). Section 3.3 likewise reports maximum absolute errors of 3.5% for HTR and 9.6% for DHR. (LLM, conf=0.94)

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Authors
Yu, J., Su, L., Li, K., & Fang, Y.
Affiliations
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
Su, Lin
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Energy Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-07-29
Volume
46
Issue
13
Pages
18294-18311
ISSN
  • 0363-907X (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-114X
DOI
10.1002/er.8445
OpenAlex
W4288709701
Cited by
6
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
FWCI
0.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • International Journal of Energy Research (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (51876130, 51906158, 52076084)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Adsorption and Cooling Systems
Keywords
mini-channel heat exchanger, dehumidification, heat pumps, electric vehicles, cabin climate control, distributed parameter model, heat and mass transfer, parallel flow, refrigerant mass flow rate, evaporator, test bench

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