TY - JOUR
TI - Anti-icing study for refrigerated container based on various heating wire forms
AU - Wang Jinfeng
AU - Zhu Huanglei
AU - Sun Yuyao
AU - Xie Jing
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2023
VL - 27
IS - 5
SP - 3501
EP - 3512
PT - Article
AB - In this paper, the effect of different forms of electric heating wire forms on the anti-icing performance of the refrigerated container was studied based on numerical simulation. The heat transfer and the thermal conductivity of the refrigerated container door wall, and the uniformity of air-flow distribution in the refrigerated container are analyzed. The heating wire form 2 has the best anti-icing performance and meets the anti-icing requirement when the thermal conductivity is from 0.005-0.01 W/mK. The electric heating wires nearest to the inner wall surface is the optimal anti-icing solution. The spare electric heating wires placement can be determined according to the thickness of the refrigerated container door. The specific lay-out of electric heating wires in the future can be further optimized in combination with carbon emissions.