Experimental study on instantaneously shedding frozen water droplets from cold vertical surface by ultrasonic vibration

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-25

  Li, Dong ^a   Chen, Zhenqian ^a  

^a Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic pressure; Frozen water droplets; Interface transverse shear force; Temperature jump; Ultrasonic vibration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PRESSURES; FROZEN WATER; TEMPERATURE JUMP; TRANSVERSE SHEAR; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION;

DEFROSTING; SHEAR FLOW; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 84892560277     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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