Defrosting of automotive windshields: progress and challenges

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-258

  Nasr, Karim J ^a   Abdulnour, Bashar S ^b  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CLIMATE CONTROL; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; DEFROSTING; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

AIRFLOW; THERMAL PATTERNS; WINDSHIELD CLEARING;

AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELDS;

EID: 0033707216     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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