Transient two-dimensional model of frost formation on a fin-and-tube heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-32

  Lenic, Kristian ^a   Trp, Anica ^a   Frankovic, Bernard ^a  

^a University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fin and tube heat exchanger; Frost formation

Indexed keywords

AIR; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DROP FORMATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THEOREM PROVING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AIR HUMIDITIES; COLD SURFACES; COMPUTER CODES; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; DO-MAINS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES; FIN-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; FIN-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FINITE VOLUMES; FROST FORMATION; FROST FORMATIONS; FROST GROWTHS; FROST LAYERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HUMID AIRS; MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; PRESSURE COUPLINGS; SIMPLER ALGORITHMS; THICKNESS VARIATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 56949088433     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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