Freezing Rates of Water Droplets

W. D. King Dept. of Physics, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia

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Abstract

The freezing rates of water droplets have been calculated. The interfacial position is specified as a power series in time, and expressions for determining the first five coefficients are given. The five–term series solution is compared with an exact numerical one for a particular case, and the agreement is within 1% during most of the freezing process. For small droplets, the solution reduces to a previously published one, and the results of experiments in which the freezing times of droplets were measured confirm this.

Abstract

The freezing rates of water droplets have been calculated. The interfacial position is specified as a power series in time, and expressions for determining the first five coefficients are given. The five–term series solution is compared with an exact numerical one for a particular case, and the agreement is within 1% during most of the freezing process. For small droplets, the solution reduces to a previously published one, and the results of experiments in which the freezing times of droplets were measured confirm this.

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