New model for frost growth rate

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 925-936

  Na, Byeongchul ^a   Webb, Ralph L ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUPERSATURATION; VAPORS; WATER;

FROST LAYERS; TORTUOSITY FACTORS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0345303938     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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