A freezer compartment is covered with a 3-mm-thick layer of frost at the time it malfunctions. If

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A freezer compartment is covered with a 3-mm-thick layer of frost at the time it malfunctions. If the compartment is in ambient air at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and a coefficient of \(h=\) \(2 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2} \cdot \mathrm{K}\) characterizes heat transfer by natural convection from the exposed surface of the layer, estimate the time required to completely melt the frost. The frost may be assumed to have a mass density of \(700 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}\) and a latent heat of fusion of \(334 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}\).

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Fundamentals Of Heat And Mass Transfer

ISBN: 9781119220442

8th Edition

Authors: Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine

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