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Experimental investigation on the performance of an air cooler under frosting conditions.

Author(s) : DENG D. Q., XU L., XU S. Q.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In this paper, effects of frost growth on the performance of the air cooler have been studied with an experimental air cooler of industrial size with different fin spacings, i.e., 6, 8 and 10 mm. Results showed that factors affecting the heat transfer performance of the air cooler include the evaporation temperature, the frost height, the fin spacing and the air velocity. As the frost accumulated on the air cooler, the overall heat transfer coefficient and energy transfer coefficient will drop gradually.

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  • Original title: Experimental investigation on the performance of an air cooler under frosting conditions.
  • Record ID : 2003-2560
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 23 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 2003/05

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