Frost growth and densification in laminar flow over flat surfaces

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 3719-3731

  Kandula, Max ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat surfaces; Frost densification; Frost growth; Frost model; Laminar flow

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITY RATIO; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLAT SURFACES; FROST DENSIFICATION; FROST GROWTH; FROST LAYERS; FROST MODEL; FROST THICKNESS; MASS DIFFUSION; MODEL PREDICTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEST CONDITION; TEST DATA; WALL TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DENSIFICATION;

EID: 79956199825     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.02.056     Document Type: Article

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