Simulation of the supercooling process and frazil evolution in turbulent flows

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2004-12-31T15:57:32Z
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Ye, SQ
Doering, JC
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A model to simulate the supercooling process and frazil ice evolution in a counter-rotating flume is developed based on a series of laboratory experiments. The characteristics of the supercooling process were found to be related to air temperature and flow turbulence. Frazil ice growth was observed to follow a log-normal distribution model. The model avoids the need to simulate seeding, secondary nucleation, flocculation-breakup, and gravitational removal. Only the overall heat balance is considered during the entire process. The simulations show good agreements with experimental time-temperature curves and frazil evolution.
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supercooling, frazil ice, size distribution, concentration, turbulence, simulation, ICE FORMATION
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0315-1468; CAN J CIVIL ENG, DEC 2004, vol. 31, no. 6, p.915 to 926.