Effect of substrate wettability on frost properties

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-235

  Hoke, J L ^a,b,c   Georgiadis, J G ^a,b   Jacobi, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DEPOSITION; ENTHALPY; GLASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION; WETTING;

FROST SPIRE ORIENTATION; HUMIDITY RATIO; VOLUMETRIC MASS DEPOSITION; WETTABILITY;

FROST EFFECTS;

FREEZING;

EID: 2342655093     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.i0176     Document Type: Article

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