A study of frost nucleation on flat surfaces

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1710-1715

  Piucco, Robson O ^a   Hermes, Christian J L ^a   Melo, Cláudio ^a   Barbosa Jr , Jader R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Classical nucleation; Experimental analysis; Frost formation; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CONTACT ANGLES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAT SURFACES; FROST FORMATION; ICE CRYSTALS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; SMOOTH SURFACES; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE CONDITIONING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 49649107965     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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