Performance of the frosting characteristics of fin-and-tube heat exchanger subject to superhydrophobic coating

• Published in: Applied thermal engineering Vol. 235; p. 121338
• Main Authors: Yang, Kai-Shing, Zheng, Jia-Wei, Wu, Kai-Lun, Wu, Yu-Lieh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 25.11.2023
• Subjects: Fin-and-tube heat exchanger; Frosting characteristics; Superhydrophobic; Superhydrophobic; BAS; HTR; Frosting characteristics; CA; DB; SHPS; Fin-and-tube heat exchanger

•Frost characteristics on bare and superhydrophobic surfaces are studied.•Superhydrophobic surface delays frosting by 4 h.•Two different frosting characteristics are indefied: sliding and non-sliding.•Superhydrophobic surface shows pronounced effect before frosting with a larger fin spacing.•Pressur...