Analysis of the frost growth on a flat plate by simple models of saturation and supersaturation

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 685-696

  Lee, Y B ^a   Ro, S T ^b  

^a LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frost layer; Heat and mass transfer; Porous media; Saturation; Supersaturation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FREEZING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACES;

FROST GROWTH; FROST LAYER; PHASE CHANGE;

SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

SATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 17944382049     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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