Author(s): Ruixue Wang; Hayley H. Shen; Karl-Urich Evers
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Abstract: In this paper, we present a laboratory study that measures the ice production in a wave field. This ice production is directly related to the heat transfer rate between the freezing water and the much colder air above it. We conducted the experiment at the Hamburgische SchiffbauVersuchsanstalt GmbH (HSVA) in Hamburg Germany. Standing waves were produced in a cold room to create ice in a small tank. A reference tank with calm water was located next to the wave tank for comparison. Four cases with different wave frequency and amplitude were used to measure the ice production. It was found that the total ice production is enhanced under wave conditions. However, because of the range of wave conditions that could be generated in this small tank is limited, to quantify the wave effect on ice production is not possible with the small amount of data. This study demonstrated a systematic approach to determine possible wave enhancement for ice production in a controlled environment.
Year: 2008