Experimental investigation of the surface temperature and water retention effects on the frosting performance of a compact microchannel heat exchanger for heat pump systems
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These findings are consistent with those of [27,28,53].
“These findings are consistent with those of [27,28,53].”
From Model for cyclic frosting and defrosting of flat tube heat exchangers: Theoretical analysis and experimental validation (2023) · cites this paper as [53]
When surface temperature was reduced from 7°C to 9°C, the frosting period was shortened by 80%.
“Results revealed that when the surface temperature was reduced from 7 ◦ Cto 9 ◦ C, the frosting period was shortened by 80%, which proved that surface temperature was one of the important factors affecting frosting.”
The key parameters affecting frost nucleation and growth were fin surface temperature and fin geometry.
“The key parameters that affected frost nucleation and growth were observed to be fin surface temperature (Moallem et al., 2012a) and the fin geometry.”
From Experimental investigation of adverse effect of frost formation on microchannel evaporators, part 1: Effect of fin geometry and environmental effects (2013) · cites this paper as Moallem et al., 2012a
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- Authors
- Moallem, E., Padhmanabhan, S., Cremaschi, L., & Fisher, D. E.
- Affiliations
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Moallem, Ehsan
- ORCID
- Cremaschi, Lorenzo
- Venue
- International Journal of Refrigeration
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 171-186
- ISSN
- 0140-7007 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013916437
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 8 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 8.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Refrigeration (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Icing and De-icing Technologies
- Keywords
- frost formation, microchannel heat exchangers, heat pumps, louvered fins, frost thickness, surface temperature, water retention, air humidity, air velocity, capacity fade, pressure drop
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