Frost density measurement for evaporator defrosting control

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 375, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 435-441

  Iragorry, J ^a   Tao, Y X ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DEFROSTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EVAPORATORS; HEAT FLUX; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; INFRARED DEVICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOMETERS;

FROST ACCRETION; FROST DENSITY SENSORS; FROSTS; INFRARED THERMOMETERS;

FROST RESISTANCE;

EID: 20344386501     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-62218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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