A Review of Studies on Frost Formation and Defrosting (2010-2015)

Abstract

In recent years, studies on frosting and defrosting are actively conducted all over the world. In this study, the papers published on major international journals in 2010-2015 were analyzed and reviewed. Chinese researcher are most active in this field. As the topics of the researches, papers studying on prediction of frost layer growth and defrosting are major. Also, studies on microchannel heat exchangers and wettability of the cooling surfaces are increasing. Some novel attempts for restraining frost growth using ultrasound, or for improving the performance of water discharge in defrosting process using microgrooves on the surfaces were presented in these paper.