Yang Qiang, Dai Lisheng. Experimental Research on Effect of Evaporator Surface Wettability on Air-conditioner Performance[J]. Journal of Refrigeration, 2007, 28(3): 6-10.
Yang Qiang, Dai Lisheng. Experimental Research on Effect of Evaporator Surface Wettability on Air-conditioner Performance[J]. Journal of Refrigeration, 2007, 28(3): 6-10. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2007.03.002.
Performance tests were conducted on three finned tube evaporators
which included one untreated copper fin evaporator
two hydrophilic treated copper fin evaporators. Each evaporator was tested with it being installed in the indoor unit of a cabinet- type air conditioner
which was used as the platform of the performance tests. Tests were conducted using the calorimeter method under the different humidity air conditions. The results showed that the evaporator surface wettability has notable effect on the air conditioner performance at high humidity air conditions because of strong ability to discharging great dew water
not at low humidity air conditions because of less water condensate.