Microscopic characterization of frost surface during liquid-ice phase change period

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 243-251

  Hao, Y L ^a   Iragorry, J ^a   Castro, D ^a   Tao, Y X ^a   Jia, S ^b  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

^b Heatcraft Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFROSTING; DROP FORMATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EARLY GROWTH; FLAT SURFACES; FROST FORMATION; FROST GROWTH; FROST LAYERS; FROST THICKNESS; ICE PARTICLES; ICE PHASE; INTERFACE TEMPERATURES; MEAN DROPLET SIZE; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; TEST TECHNIQUES; VIDEO MICROSCOPE;

ICE;

EID: 78249264748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32797     Document Type: Conference Paper

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