Experimental Investigation on Evaporator Surface Modification for Hydrophobicity and Frost Resistance

Experimental Study on the Surface Modification by Electrical Discharge Process

The creation of modified layer on metal surfaces using new methods is one of the procedures in surface engineering which can improve the surface mechanical properties. The electrical discharge process is a new method that can form a modified layer on the metal surfaces. This study aims to improve of pure aluminum surface properties through Electrical Discharge process with Monel 400 electrode. ...

Effect of Coil Geometry on Frost-Free Finned-Tube Evaporator Performance

This paper outlines a mathematical modelling approach to predict the steady-state behaviour of finned-coil evaporators. The model was built taking three domains into account: (i) refrigerant flow inside the coil; (ii) heat transfer through the walls; and (iii) air flow through the finned-coil array. The equations were obtained from the mass, momentum and energy conservation principles, mathemat...

Surface Modification of CdSe and CdS Quantum Dots-Experimental and Density Function Theory Investigation

Frost Prediction on Evaporator Coils of Supermarket Display Cabinets Using Artificial Neural Networks

Defrosting in supermarket refrigeration systems is normally controlled by a preset time cycle with most display cabinets timed to defrost every 6 hours. It is widely acknowledged that timed defrost may cause a number of unnecessary defrost cycles and this reduces the energy efficiency of refrigeration systems as well as the accuracy of temperature control of the cases. This paper investigates t...

The Relationship between Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococcal Strains Isolated from Dental Plaque and Caries

Objective Bacterial adhesion is governed by specific and nonspecific interactions such as hydrophobicity. Hydrophobic interactions play a role in the adherence of microorganisms to a wide variety of surfaces and facilitate biofilm formation due to bacterial adhesion. In this article the relation between cell surface hydrophobicity and antibiotic resistance was studied. Materials and Methods ...