Heat transfer enhancement in fin-and-tube heat exchangers–A review on different mechanisms

A Sadeghianjahromi, CC Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fin-and-tube heat exchangers are the mostly used heat exchangers for thermal energy
conversion with wide range of applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration …

Review on improvement for air source heat pump units during frosting and defrosting

M Song, S Deng, C Dang, N Mao, Z Wang - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Air source heat pump (ASHP) units have found worldwide applications due to their
advantages of high energy efficient and environmental friendly. Frost deposition and …

Frosting characteristics on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces: A review

MH Kim, H Kim, KS Lee, DR Kim - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Fabrication methods of the hydrophobic property on metal surfaces and frosting
characteristics on hydrophobic surfaces were investigated. A hydrophobic surface with a …

Frosting and defrosting characteristics of household refrigerators and freezers: Recent progress and perspectives

G Liu, T **ong, T Sun, G He, G Yan - Energy and buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Refrigerators and freezers are now common household devices, and they consume a
considerable amount of energy each year. The deposition and accumulation of frost on the …

Experimental study of a humidification-dehumidification solar technique by natural and forced air circulation

AE Kabeel, MH Hamed, ZM Omara, SW Sharshir - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation of a desalination system based on the HDH (humidification
and dehumidification) of air is studied. The experiments were carried out in the premises of …

[HTML][HTML] Water desalination using a humidification-dehumidification technique—a detailed review

AE Kabeel, MH Hamed, ZM Omara, SW Sharshir - 2013 - scirp.org
Solar humidification-dehumidification desalination technology has been reviewed in detail
in this paper. This review would also throw light on the scope for further research and …

Challenges in, and the development of, building energy saving techniques, illustrated with the example of an air source heat pump

M Song, N Mao, Y Xu, S Deng - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy consumption of building takes a big proportion among all consumers, which
promotes the research topics around building energy saving very hot. However, it is very …

A review of recent progress in active frost prevention/control techniques in refrigeration and HVAC systems

AP Sarmiento, FIP de Sá Sarmiento… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Frost accretion is a common problem in HVAC and refrigeration systems. Frost accretion
strongly impacts the operating efficiency of HVAC equipment and leads to a considerable …

Topology optimization of heat conduction problem involving design-dependent heat load effect

T Gao, WH Zhang, JH Zhu, YJ Xu, DH Bassir - Finite Elements in Analysis …, 2008 - Elsevier
Topology optimization of steady heat conduction problem under both design-independent
and design-dependent heat loads is studied by means of a modified bidirectional …

Experimental study of frost accumulation on fan-supplied tube-fin evaporators

DL Da Silva, CJL Hermes, C Melo - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Compact tube-fin evaporators have been extensively used in refrigeration cassettes for light
commercial applications. Such refrigeration systems are space constrained and, therefore …