Visual and theoretical analyses of the early stage of frost formation on cold surfaces

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-268

  Wu, Xiaomin ^a   Dai, Wantian ^a   Shan, Xiaofeng ^b   Wang, Weicheng ^a   Tang, Liming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TENNECO INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Frost formation; Hydrophobic surface; Nucleation rate; Supercooled droplets

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COPPER; DROP FORMATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

COLD SURFACES; FROST FORMATION; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; NUCLEATION RATE; SUPERCOOLED DROPLETS;

FROST EFFECTS;

EID: 38049187934     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v14.i3.70     Document Type: Article

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