Frost formation on a vertical plate in simultaneously developing flow

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 939-945

  Lee, Y B ^a   Ro, S T ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Entrance region; Environmental parameters; Frost layer; Vertical plate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FROST EFFECTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; REFRIGERATION;

FROST FORMATION;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HEAT EXCHANGER; PLATE; REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0036820995     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(02)00216-9     Document Type: Article

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