University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Frost Growth in Laminar Channel Flows with Streamwise Vortices

Storey, B.D.; Jacobi, A.M.

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TR123.pdf

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Title
Frost Growth in Laminar Channel Flows with Streamwise Vortices
Author(s)
  • Storey, B.D.
  • Jacobi, A.M.
Issue Date
1997-07
Keyword(s)
  • frost growth
  • heat transfer surfaces
Date of Ingest
2009-04-24T23:49:09Z
Abstract
An experimental study of frost growth under the influence of streamwise vortices in a laminar channel flow is presented. A new model of frost growth is developed to normalize the growth rate of frost with respect to the effects of environmental parameters and time. This normalization and a scale analysis show that the dimensionless frost thickness grows with the square root of environmental time, a single parameter capturing environmental and temporal effects. Experimental plain-channel data obey this relationship to within the uncertainty of the measurements. Also in agreement with the model, the data show no significant dependence on channel location or on Reynolds number (for 5OO
Publisher
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center TR-123
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/11605
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Project 58

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