Condensation, frost formation, and frost melt-water retention characteristics on microgrooved brass surfaces under natural convection

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1147-1155

  Rahman, Md Ashiqur ^a   Jacobi, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL MICRO-MACHINING; MICROGROOVED SURFACE; OPERATING CONDITION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRASS; CONDENSATION; DEFROSTING; MICROMACHINING;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 84876366748     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2013.776453     Document Type: Article

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