June 10, 2026 article Open access Experimental optimization of defrosting duration for enhanced energy efficiency in large-scale ammonia-based tube ice-making systems Thermal Science and Engineering Progress DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2026.104795 Full text (OA) OpenAlex Authors 0 Author list not loaded yet. Cited by 0 stored of 1 References 2 Search Sort Most cited Newest Oldest Patent citations Title Any typearticle review book-chapter conference-paper preprint dissertation book dataset other Any fieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences Arts and Humanities Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Business, Management and Accounting Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Decision Sciences Dentistry Earth and Planetary Sciences Economics, Econometrics and Finance Energy Engineering Environmental Science Health Professions Immunology and Microbiology Materials Science Mathematics Medicine Neuroscience Nursing Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Physics and Astronomy Psychology Social Sciences Veterinary Open access Efficiency comparison between defrosting methods: A laboratory study on reverse-cycle defrosting, electric heating defrosting, and warm brine defrosting 2023 Applied Thermal Engineering article Engineering Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies 45 citations Towards maximum efficiency in heat pump operation: Self-optimizing defrost initiation control using deep reinforcement learning 2023 Energy and Buildings article Engineering Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies 39 citations 2 results