Frost temperature relations for defrosting sensing system

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 344-351

  Iragorry, J ^a   Tao, Y X ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; EVAPORATORS; MELTING; REFRIGERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DEFROSTING CONTROL SYSTEM; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; TERMINAL MASS CONCENTRATION;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 17744367616     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1860566     Document Type: Article

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