Measurements of the air flow field in the freezer compartment of a top-mount no-frost refrigerator: The effect of temperature

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 774-783

  Lacerda, V T ^a   Melo, C ^a   Barbosa Jr , J R ^a   Duarte, P O O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Whirlpool SA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air; Domestic refrigerator; Process; Refrigerator freezer; Speed

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONDENSATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FREEZING; INSULATION; LASER PULSES; LASERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTIMIZATION; SPEED; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); PROCESSES; REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 20144366454     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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