An improved model for predicting performance of finned tube heat exchanger under frosting condition, with frost thickness variation along fin
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Previously reported frosting models [14-18] describe heat and mass transfer in detail but all neglect changes in airflow that result from formation of frost.
“These previously reported frosting models [14-18] describe the heat and mass transfer in detail; however, they all neglect the changes in airflow that result from the formation of frost.”
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- Authors
- Tso, C. P., Cheng, Y. C., & Lai, A. C. K.
- Affiliations
- Multimedia University (MY)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Tso, C.P.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-120
- ISSN
- 1359-4311 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2062123915
- Cited by
- 75
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- 16
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- FWCI
- 2.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Thermal Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Siti Hasmah Digital Library-MMU Institutiona Repository (Multimedia University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Icing and De-icing Technologies
- Keywords
- finned tube heat exchanger, frost formation, air coolers, non-steady-state heat transfer, quasi-steady-state model, pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient, heat and mass transfer
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