Frosting behavior of louvered-fin and tube heat exchanger after surface treatment: Experimental analysis
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The nucleation work on hydrophobic surfaces increased by 255% when compared to bare surfaces at 20°C, due to the decreased surface free energy of hydrophobic surfaces.
“The nucleation work on hydrophobic surfaces increased by 255% when compared to bare surfaces at 20 ◦ C, due to the decreased surface free energy of hydrophobic surfaces.”
The hydrophobic heat exchanger reached this air-side pressure drop in 153 min, which indicated that the hydrophobic heat exchanger could significantly inhibit frosting.
“However, the hydrophobic heat exchanger reached this air-side pressure drop in 153 min, which indicated that the hydrophobic heat exchanger could signifi cantly inhibit frosting.”
The performance of the bare heat exchanger decreased sharply after 35 min, with the air-side pressure dropping to 140 Pa.
“Furthermore, the performance of the bare heat exchanger decreased sharply after 35 min, with the air-side pressure dropping to 140 Pa.”
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- Authors
- Ye, Z., Shi, J., & Chen, J.
- Affiliations
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Chen, Jiangping
- Venue
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-07
- Volume
- 194
- Pages
- 117066
- ISSN
- 1359-4311 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3163929150
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 1.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Applied Thermal Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Icing and De-icing Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Surfaces, Coatings and Films › Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Keywords
- frost formation, hydrophobic surface treatment, louvered fin heat exchanger, heat pump evaporator, classical nucleation theory, subcooling, refrigerant flow rate, air pressure drop, surface modification
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