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Influence of natural convection on the melting of ice block surrounded by water on all sides.

Author(s) : VIRAG Z., ZIVIC M., GALOVIC A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The ice block at initial temperature (0°C) is fixed at the center of a long, prismatic enclosure with isothermal vertical walls and insulated horizontal walls. The enclosure is completely filled with water at initial temperature (0°C). Six numerical simulations were performed by varying vertical wall temperatures from TW= 2 to 12°C. In the case of TW >8°C the ice melts faster from above and for TW <8°C from below. In the case of TW= 8°C, two vortices are separated by nearly vertical 4°C isotherm and the average Nusselt number remains constant during the convection dominated regime. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2006].

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  • Original title: Influence of natural convection on the melting of ice block surrounded by water on all sides.
  • Record ID : 2007-0954
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 49 - n. 21-22
  • Publication date: 2006/10

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