Free convection frost growth in a narrow vertical channel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1946-1957

  Tanda, G ^a   Fossa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free convection; Frost; Heat mass transfer; Vertical channel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEPOSITION; FROST EFFECTS; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION;

FROST; FROST THICKNESS; HEAT/MASS TRANSFER; VERTICLE CHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITION; FROST EFFECTS; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 33645993576     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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