Experimental Study on Frosting Characteristics and Heat Transfer Performance of Circular Tube Surface in a Confined Space[J]. 2020, 54(2): 71-77.
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Experimental Study on Frosting Characteristics and Heat Transfer Performance of Circular Tube Surface in a Confined Space[J]. 2020, 54(2): 71-77.DOI: 10.7652/xjtuxb202002009.
Experimental Study on Frosting Characteristics and Heat Transfer Performance of Circular Tube Surface in a Confined Space
An experimental study on the frosting process in a confined space through a hori-ontal tube frosting visuali-ation test bed is conducted to optimi-e the structure of the heat exchanger and improve its defrosting performance. The growth rule of frost layer thickness along the length of a tube
the variations of frost accumulation and heat transfer rate with time are evaluated. The influences of wet air initial flow rate
temperature
relative humidity and wall temperature on the frost accumulation and heat transfer rate on the surface of the tube are analy-ed. Experimental results show that the thickness of the frost layer gradually increases along the length of the tube at the beginning of frosting. Then
the frost layers are the thickest in the middle of the round tube
and the lowest near the inlet
respectively. Frosting begins at the outlet of the air flow passage. The frost accumulation shows an increasing trend with time passing
while the heat transfer rate increases first and t
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