1, 2, 3, 4 For instance, frost accretion on heat pumps will increase the thermal resistance and reduce heat transfer efficacy and capacity.5 The heavy load of frost/ice on transmission lines, wind turbines, and solar panels can cause power outages over vast areas and pose a severe threat ...
We further find that near a critical point (contact angle being ca. 153°) the bulk thermal resistance has the least opportunity to take over the domination while away from it the probability increases. When a vapor is in contact with a solid surface at some temperature below the saturation ...
It comprises three major components, namely, evaporator and condenser chambers, as well as other supporting external components such as the heater, pumps, heat exchanger, and distillate tank. Table 3 summarizes the design dimensions of key DCSEC components, and the detailed operational parameters ...