An experimental study on the effects of downwards flowing of melted frost over a vertical multi-circuit outdoor coil in an air source heat pump on defrosting performance during reverse cycle defrosting
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Reverse cycle defrosting is one of the most common defrosting methods.
“While reverse cycle defrosting is one of the most common defrosting methods [6,7], mal-defrost occurs if the defrosting cycle is not executed properly [8].”
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- Authors
- Song, M., Deng, S., Pan, D., & Mao, N.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Pan, Dongmei
- Venue
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-06
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 258-265
- ISSN
- 1359-4311 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2000809108
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 6
- FWCI
- 12.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Thermal Engineering (publishedVersion)
- PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Keywords
- air-source heat pump, reverse cycle defrosting
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