Modeling of frosting behavior on a cold plate |
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Authors: | Dong-Keun Yang Kwan-Soo Lee |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Sungdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, South Korea;bSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Sungdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, South Korea |
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Abstract: | ![]() This paper proposes a mathematical model to predict the frost properties and heat and mass transfer within the frost layer formed on a cold plate. Laminar flow equations for moist air and empirical correlations for local frost properties are employed to predict the frost layer growth. Correlations for local frost density and effective thermal conductivity of the frost layer, derived from various experimental data, are expressed as a function of the various frosting parameters: the Reynolds number, frost surface temperature, absolute humidity and temperature of the moist air, cooling plate temperature, and frost density. The numerical results are compared with experimental data to validate the proposed model, and those agree well with the experimental data within a maximum error of 10%. Heat and mass transfer coefficients obtained from the numerical analyses are also presented. The results show that the model for the frost growth using the correlation of the heat transfer coefficient without considering the air flow has a limitation in its application. |
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Keywords: | Modelling Frost formation Heat transfer Mass transfer Flat plate Correlation Density Thermal conductivityMots clé s: Modé lisation Givrage Transfert de chaleur Transfert de masse Plaque plane Corré lation Densité Conductivité thermique |
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