Correlation formulas for the frost thickness and heat transfer coefficient on a cylinder in humid air cross flow

Sengupta, S; Sherif, S A; Wong, K V

Title: Correlation formulas for the frost thickness and heat transfer coefficient on a cylinder in humid air cross flow

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This paper reports on results of an experimental investigation where the emphasis was placed on obtaining empirical correlations for the frost thickness-time history and the heat transfer coefficient-time history for a cylinder in humid air cross flow. The facility employed for the investigation consisted of a low velocity wind tunnel comprised of a rectangular test section, a transition section and a honeycomb placed at the tunnel entrance. An external refrigerator was used to cool an antifreeze solution having a mixture of 90% methanol and 10% ethylene glycol. Measured parameters included, among other things, the heat transfer coefficient as well as the frost thickness.

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Sengupta, S; Sherif, S A ^[1]; Wong, K V ^[2]

Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI Identifier:: 455373

Report Number(s):: CONF-950828-
ISBN 0-7918-1712-1; TRN: IM9716%%222

Resource Type:: Book

Resource Relation:: Conference: 1995 National heat transfer conference, Portland, OR (United States), 5-9 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1995 national heat transfer conference: Proceedings. Volume 11: Computational heat transfer in cryogenic applications; Frost formation and heat transfer in cold environments; Student session on design in heat transfer; HTD-Volume 313; Obasih, K.M.; Tao, Y.X.; Figliola, R.S. [eds.]; PB: 104 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; FROST; HEAT EXCHANGERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER; CROSSFLOW SYSTEMS; FREEZING

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