Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)
- Volume 20 Issue 3
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- Pages.1096-1105
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- 1996
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- 1226-4881(pISSN)
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- 2288-5324(eISSN)
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The theoretical Model for predicting the behaviors of the frost formation
착상 거동예측을 위한 이론적 모델
- Lee, Gwan-Su (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
- Lee, Tae-Hui (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
- Heo, Jeong-Hei (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University)
- Published : 1996.03.01
Abstract
A theoretical model of the frost formation has been presented to investigate the characteristics of the growth of frost layer by considering molecular diffusion of water vapor and heat generation caused by sublimation of water vapor in the frost layer. The present model was compared with existing experimental data as well as a previous model. The difference between the present model and existing experimental data was found to be about 6 percent. An analysis for the behavior of frost formation using present model shows a good agreement with the trend for a number of experimentally observed features. The present analysis can also provide the physical understanding on the phenomena of the frost formation.