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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2003.27.3.374

Properties of the Frost Layer Formed on a Cold Flat Surface  

Kim, Sung-Gone (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
Yang, Dong-Keun (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
Lee, Kwan-Soo (한양대학교 기계공학부)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.27, no.3, 2003 , pp. 374-380 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposes dimensionless correlations predicting properties of the frost layer formed on a cold flat surface. Experiments are carried out to obtain the correlations with various environmental parameters such as air temperature, air velocity, absolute humidity, and cooling plate temperature. As a result, the frost properties (frost layer thickness, density, surface temperature, thermal conductivity) are correlated as a function of Reynolds number, Fourier number, absolute humidity and non-dimensional temperature by using a dimensional analysis. The correlations agree well with the previous and our experimental data within a maximum error of 10%, and are used to predict the frost properties in the following ranges: Reynolds number of 20216 to 53763, Fourier number of 0.1962 to 2.5128, absolute humidity of 3.22 to 8.47, and non-dimensional temperature of 0.125 to 0.5.
Keywords
Frost Properties; Frost Layer; Dimensionless Correlation; Dimensional Analysis;
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