High resolution imaging of frost melting

D. D. Janssen, W. F. Mohs, F. A. Kulacki

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Abstract

We report the results of experiments using high resolution imaging of transient frost melting to obtain quantitative information on frost thickness and porosity. A highly controlled test chamber and surface are described along with visual and digital methods extract quantitative data. When the frost layer approaches the fully permeated state and melting proceeds to liquid droplets, we report a digital method for analysis of droplet size and geometry. For each of the measurements, an error analysis is presented. We find that the measurement techniques employed in the present study provide faster data acquisition and higher accuracy than traditional approaches. The present data are utilized successfully in a companion paper in connection with an empirically based model of frost growth.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Pages491-507
Number of pages17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012 - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Duration: Jul 8 2012Jul 12 2012

Publication series

NameASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Volume1

Other

OtherASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Country/TerritoryPuerto Rico
CityRio Grande
Period7/8/127/12/12

Keywords

  • Frost growth
  • Frost melting
  • Frost properties
  • Visual measurement

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