The physical mechanisms of frost formation have been widely studied, yet much empirism is still needed in numerical approaches. Indeed, accurate simulations of frost growth can be reached by setting up a specific combination ...

Considering that the most common reason for electronic component failure is the excessive temperature level, an efficient thermal management design can prolong the operating life of the equipment, while also increasing its ...

This paper summarizes the research work carried out by the authors on domestic refrigerator no-frost evaporators. It includes an explanation of the experimental unit that is currently being constructed to test isobutane ...

The aim of this paper is to show the authors proposal for steady state numerical simulation of Vapour-Compression Refrigerating Systems (dry expansion, liquid overfeed systems, ...). The developed tool allows using different ...

Small capacity, air-cooled NH3–H2O absorption systems are becoming more attractive in applications where the input energy can be obtained for free (e.g., solar energy, exhaust gases of engines, etc.), due to the increasing ...

This paper presents a numerical model to analyse the thermal and fluid dynamic behaviour of a mechanical vapour compression MVC desalination system, which uses renewable energy to supply the electricity required by the ...

This work is focused on studying the dynamic behavior of an air to water heat pump both experimentally and numerically. The system consists of a conventional heat pump cycle (compressor, condenser, capillary tube and ...

A three-dimensional transient formulation of the frost formation process is developed by means of a finite volume approach. Emphasis is put on the frost surface boundary condition as well as the wide range of empirical ...