The effects of design and operating factors on the frost growth and thermal performance of a flat plate fin-tube heat exchanger under the frosting condition
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Under fixed ambient conditions with varying fin pitch Fp, the model slightly overpredicts ρfr, and the deviation increases as Fp decreases.
“In Fig. 9(a), under fixed ambient conditions with varying fin pitch F p (data from [58]), the model slightly overpredicts ρ fr, and the deviation increases as F p decreases.”
From A physics-informed quasi-steady frosting model with coupled heat–mass transfer for predicting frost layer growth (2026) · cites this paper as [58]
The frosting process involves a complex, nonlinear, transient phase change coupled with heat and mass transfer, which makes accurate determination of frost-layer properties by experimental means challenging and costly.
“The frosting process involves a complex, nonlinear, transient phase change coupled with heat and mass transfer, which makes accurate determination of frost-layer properties by experimental means chal lenging and costly [28,57 -60].”
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- Authors
- Lee, K.-S., & Kim, W.-S.
- Affiliations
- Hanyang University (KR)
- ORCID
- Lee, Kwan-Soo
- Venue
- KSME International Journal
- Published
- 1999-12
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 973-981
- ISSN
- 1226-4865 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1595810792
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- KSME International Journal (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Purdue University
- Hanyang University
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Keywords
- frost growth, finned tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger, fin spacing, fin arrangement, staggered fins, air humidity, air velocity, air temperature, blockage ratio, heat transfer rate, thermal performance
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