Pool boiling experiments were conducted with three horizontal, flat, silicon surfaces, two of which were coated with vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The two wafers were coated with MWCNT of two different thicknesses: 9 m (Type-A) and 25 m (Type-B). Experiments were conducted for the nucleate boiling and film boiling regimes for saturated and subcooled conditions with l...

This paper presents the development and application ofa test method to determine thermal resistance of a material under transient conditions. The method consists oftesting two material slabs placed in contact with one another, one of them being a reference material with known dependence of thermal conductivity and heat capacity on temperature and the other being a test specimen whose thermal pr...

In this study, the air-side pressure drop and heat transfer performance of plate-fin and microchannel coils were tested under clean and fouled conditions. The heat exchangers were tested with two different types of dust, ASHRAE dust and Arizona Road Test Dust. The ASHRAE dust was found to have a very significant impact on the pressure drop of the microchannel heat exchanger, increasing the air-...

In this study, the air-side pressure drop and heat transfer performance of plate-fin and microchannel coils were tested under clean and fouled conditions. The heat exchangers were tested with two different types of dust, ASHRAE Standard Dust and Arizona Road Test Dust. The ASHRAE dust was found to have a very significant impact on the pressure drop of the microchannel heat exchanger, increasing...

With increasing efficiency standards and higher energy costs, the demand for reversible air-conditioning/heat pump systems is increasing throughout the stationary market. The heat exchangers in such reversible systems must perform reliably as both evaporator and condenser. The outdoor coil, specifically, is subject to very large changes in both operational pressures and temperatures. With this ...

Heat stress is an effective factor on immune responses, body weight, egg production and egg quality of chickens. The major effect of heat stress is due to decreased food intake and alteration in acid-base balance. During the recent years, efforts to improve laying performance at high temperatures have been relatively successful. Supplementation of the diet or drinking water with special nutrien...

The study was conducted to explore the anti-heat stress efficacy of anti-heat stress prescription (AHSP) and to test its safety. Kunming (KM) mice were randomly divided into the control group, the AHSP group, the heat stress (HS) group, and the (AHSP+HS) group. Following 8 days i.g. administration, the HS group and the (AHSP+HS) group were treated with heat stress to the rectal temperature reac...

An experimental study for air-side thennal-hydraulic performance of brazed aluminum heat exchangers under dehumidifYing conditions has been performed. For 30 samples of louvered fin heat exchangers with different geometrical parameters, the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics for wet surface were evaluated. The test was conducted for air-side Reynolds number in the range of 80-300 a...