A novel louvered fin design to enhance thermal and drainage performances during periodic frosting/defrosting conditions
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Frozen water droplets increased the air-side pressure drop and served as a nucleation point for frost formation, accelerating frost formation.
“Frozen water droplets not only increased the air-side pressure drop but also served as a nucleation point for frost formation, accelerating the frost formation.”
When the MCHX is re-frosting, the remaining water would freeze into ice, blocking the airflow.
“When the MCHX is re-frosting, the remaining water would freeze into ice, blocking the airflow.”
When defrosting was over, a large amount of water remained between two adjacent fins, resulting in the formation of a water bridge.
“When the defrosting was over, a large amount of water remained between the two adjacent fins, which results in the formation of a water bridge.”
The heat transfer rate of the asymmetric louver fin MCHX was 10% higher than that of the symmetric louver fin MCHX after the third frosting cycle.
“According to the results of this experiment, the heat transfer rate of the asymmetric louver fin MCHX was 10% higher than that of the symmetric louver fin MCHX after the third frosting cycle.”
Improvement in drainage performance with asymmetric louvered fin design results from reduced surface tension between fin surface and water droplet.
“concluded that the improvement in drainage performance was a result of the reduced surface tension between the fin surface and water droplet.”
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- Authors
- Kim, M.-H., Kim, H., Kim, D. R., & Lee, K.-S.
- Affiliations
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Kwan-Soo
- Venue
- Energy Conversion and Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-02
- Volume
- 110
- Pages
- 494-500
- ISSN
- 0196-8904 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2232301557
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 7.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Energy Conversion and Management (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Korea government (MSIP) (2013R1A2A2A01067816)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Keywords
- louvered fins, air-source heat pump, thawing, drainage performance, heat transfer enhancement, surface tension, fin geometry, heat exchangers
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