Frost formation on fin-and-tube heat exchangers Part II - Experimental investigation of frost formation on fin-and-tube heat exchangers

Seker, Deniz; Karatas, Hakan; Egrican, Prof.Dr.Nilufer

doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2003.12.004

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Frost formation on fin-and-tube heat exchangers Part II - Experimental investigation of frost formation on fin-and-tube heat exchangers

Seker, Deniz, Karatas, Hakan, Egrican, Prof.Dr.Nilufer·2004·International Journal of Refrigeration

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Authors: Seker, D., Karatas, H., & Egrican, P. D. N.
Affiliations: Arçelik (Turkey) (TR)
Venue: International Journal of Refrigeration
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2004-06
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 375-377
ISSN: 0140-7007 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2003.12.004
OpenAlex: W1970293867
Cited by: 56
References: 0
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FWCI: 4.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: International Journal of Refrigeration (publishedVersion)
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: frost formation, finned tube heat exchanger, thermal transmittance, frost layer growth, model validation

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