Frost formation in vertical channels under natural convection

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-220

  Fossa, Marco ^a   Tanda, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free convection; Frost; Heat mass transfer; Vertical channel

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; COLD PLATES; COMPACT PARAMETERS; DENSITY DATA; FREE CONVECTIONS; FROST FORMATION; FROST GROWTH; HUMID AIR; INPUT PARAMETER; NATURAL CIRCULATION; REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIMULTANEOUS DEPOSITION; TIME EVOLUTIONS; VERTICAL CHANNELS; VERTICAL PLATE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DROP FORMATION; FROST RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MIXED CONVECTION; MOISTURE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 75449089191     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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