Study on restraining frost growth at initial stage by hydrophobic coating and hygroscopic coating

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1159-1163

  Cai, Liang ^a   Wang, Ronghan ^a   Hou, Puxiu ^b   Zhang, Xiaosong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Frost growth; Hydrophilic coating; Hydrophobic coating; Ice crystal

Indexed keywords

COATING SURFACE; COATING THICKNESS; CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT; COPPER SURFACE; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; FROST GROWTH; GROWING PROCESS; HYDROPHILIC COATING; HYDROPHOBIC COATING; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; ICE CRYSTAL; ICE CRYSTALS; INITIAL STAGES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPARSE DISTRIBUTION;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); GLYCEROL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ICE; IMAGE PROCESSING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COATINGS;

EID: 79953027804     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.09.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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