Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Optimization of Frosting Performance of a Fin-Tube Heat Exchanger

휜-관 열교환기의 착상 성능 최적화

  • Yang Dong-Keun (Graduate School, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee Kwan-Soo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Published : 2005.11.01
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Abstract

The optimization of design factors on the frosting performance of a fin-tube heat exchanger is carried out using Taguchi method. The fin spacings of the heat exchanger are selected as design factors. Optimum values of the design factors under operating conditions of a household refrigerator/freezer are proposed. The average heat transfer rate and operating time of the optimum models, compared to those of a reference model, are increased at most by $6.5\%$ and $12.9\%$, respectively.

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