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The effect of PM2.5 air pollution on the frosting process of outdoor finned-tube evaporator

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Experimental investigation on water vapor permeability in porous dust layers on cold fin surface of heat exchanger

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Optimal heat pump defrosting strategies for full-cycle capacity and COP maximization

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Experimental and theoretical research on evaluation criterion for defrosting initiation time accuracy of air source heat pump

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Experimental investigation of frosting characteristics on cold surfaces vibrating at various frequencies

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Investigation of the interface characteristics and frosting properties of the nanoporous alumina sheets

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Investigation on performance of deep borehole heat exchanger heating system coupled air source heat pump with different allocation ratios

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Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface

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