期刊
EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE
卷 33, 期 2, 页码 371-379出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.10.006
关键词
Frost formation; Growth and densification; Theoretical model; Experimental analysis; Flat surfaces
资金
- Whirlpool S.A.
- CAPES
- CNPq
- FINEP
The present study advances a theoretical and experimental investigation of the frost growth and densification on flat surfaces. This study focuses on the most important factors affecting the frost formation process, i.e. the surrounding air temperature, humidity and velocity, and the surface temperature. The processes of frost growth and densification were investigated experimentally in order to provide a physical basis for the development of a theoretical model to predict the variation of the frost layer thickness and mass with time. The mathematical model was based on mass and energy balances within the frost layer, assuming the frost as a porous medium and accounting for the supersaturation of the moist air on the frost surface. The governing equations for mass and heat diffusion were integrated analytically, giving rise to a semi-algebraic formulation which requires numerical integration of only one time dependent ordinary differential equation. When compared with experimental data, the model predictions of the frost thickness as a function of time agreed to within 10% error bands. The experimentally-validated model was then used to predict the frost layer growth and densification with respect to the operation conditions such as plate surface temperature, air stream temperature, humidity and velocity. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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