Theoretical design and drainage characteristic of a C-type heat exchanger in duct air conditioner

S Wu, B Luo, F Li, R Zhao, D Huang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The conventional duct air conditioner typically uses an A-type heat exchanger for indoor
units, which has poor drainage behavior under wet conditions. In this research, a C-type …

Effect of longitudinal vortex generator on the heat transfer enhancement of a circular tube

Y Wang, P Liu, F Shan, Z Liu, W Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, numerical simulation and particle image velocimetry (PIV) experiment are
performed to investigate the heat transfer performance in a circular tube fitted with a …

Performance and Efficiency of Cross-Flow Fans—A Review

HR Vanaei, S Khelladi, I Dobrev, F Bakir, RM Himeur… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cross-Flow Fans (CFFs) have been widely applied in the automotive and domestic air
conditioning industries in recent decades. They are high-pressure coefficient turbomachines …

Smart air supply terminal for floor-standing room air conditioners based on the identification of human positions

Z Zhang, R Gao, Y Liu, M Liu, Y Wang, W Zhu… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Floor-standing air conditioners (FSACs) have been widely used in civil and office buildings
due to their high cooling capacity and easy installation in recent years. Increasing attention …

Performance improvement of a split air conditioner by using an energy saving device

WH Chen, HE Mo, TP Teng - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of an energy saving device (ESD) on the performance of a
split-type air conditioner (SAC). The ESD was fabricated using a moisture-transferring and …

Experimental and numerical study of cross-flow fan in air-conditioner indoor unit

T Zou, D Zhan, X Hu, S Hu, Y Li - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2022 - Elsevier
The cross-flow fan is an essential component of an air-conditioner indoor unit, and its
aerodynamic performance seriously affects the performance and heat exchange efficiency of …

Optimal thermohydraulic design of the indoor unit of a split-type air conditioner

YC Shih, S Tamilarasan, PH Chen, CC Tsao… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
A CFD-based optimization process was used to design an air supply casing shape for the
indoor unit (IDU) of a split-type air conditioner (SAC). The aim was to enhance the IDU …

Bionic microstructure design of cross flow fan for high aerodynamic and low noise performances

Y Sun, L Wang, R Li, K Li, F Ma - Mechanics of Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, a novel approach was introduced for cross flow fan design by incorporating
bionic microstructures on the blade surface. Two types of bionic microstructures, riblet and …

Evaluation of the impact of installation environment for a condensing unit of a split-type air conditioner in a plant room of Korean apartment dwellings

BC Kwag, GT Kim, D Im - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023 - Elsevier
In many countries, split-type air conditioners have been widely used in residential buildings
due to the high energy efficiency. It has been reported that optimal heat exchange conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Optimisation of High-Speed and High-Performance Bearingless Cross-Flow Fan Designs

I Bagaric, D Steinert, T Nussbaumer, JW Kolar - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
To enhance the fluid dynamic performance of bearingless cross-flow fans (CFFs), this paper
presents a CFD-based optimisation of both rotor and static casing wall modifications. High …