A mathematical model is presented to predict the behavior of frost formation by simultaneously considering the air flow and the frost layer. The present model is validated by comparing with several other analytical models and our experiments. It is found that most of the previous models cause consid
A study of frost nucleation on flat surfaces
✍ Scribed by Robson O. Piucco; Christian J.L. Hermes; Cláudio Melo; Jader R. Barbosa Jr.
- Book ID
- 108130852
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 500 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-1777
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