Study of the thermal behavior of a latent heat cold storage unit operating under frosting conditions

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1605-1624

  Simard, A P ^a   Lacroix, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Frost; Latent heat

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FROST EFFECTS; REFRIGERATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

FROSTING CONDITIONS;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0037408862     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00183-8     Document Type: Article

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