Ice Nucleation Behavior in Supercooled Water with Varying Wall Contact Area

doi:10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2023.569

Abstract

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Understanding the influence of the contact area between supercooled water and surface on the nucleation is critical for engineering applications such as anti-icing surface design and the supercooling preservation. However, the effect of contact area between supercooled water and surface on the nucleation still remains unclear, especially when the contact area is large. Therefore, the influence of the contact area on the freezing temperature of supercooled water inside the hose was experimentally studied by changing the length of silicone and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-reinforced hoses. The results show that variations in contact area significantly affect the freezing temperature of supercooled water. Based on experimentally observed trends, a predictive model for contact area-supercooling relationship was developed. Furthermore, the area term in the classical nucleation theory (CNT) was modified using the experimental data. The modified nucleation rate predictions align well with the experimental findings regarding the influence of increasing contact area on nucleation. Notably, the effect of contact area on nucleation rate was found to be nonlinear, contrary to the commonly assumed linear relationship. The research methodology and the proposed model in this paper provide a solid foundation for future applications of supercooled water in engineering, as well as for further investigation into the role of contact area in nucleation phenomena.

Key words: supercooled water, heterogenous ice nucleation, contact area, prediction of nucleation, modified model

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LU Chenlü, WANG Liping, MENG Hangfei, LIU Hong, WANG Fuxin. Ice Nucleation Behavior in Supercooled Water with Varying Wall Contact Area[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2025, 59(8): 1145-1155.

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管道材质	a	b	c
硅胶	-13.525 11	-0.002 82	0.020 78
PVC	-13.368 30	0.002 38	0.028 76

管道材质	lg J₀	f
硅胶	0.441 52	0.014 73
PVC	0.771 53	0.017 85

A_exp/m²	T_MED/℃	A_V/m²	ln A_V
6.28×10^-3	-19.20	6.28×10^-3	-5.07
8.17×10^-3	-18.43	3.63×10⁰	1.29
1.01×10^-2	-15.75	5.30×10¹³	31.60
1.26×10^-2	-15.65	2.32×10¹⁴	33.08
2.51×10^-2	-13.90	1.34×10²⁸	64.77
6.28×10^-2	-13.67	2.36×10³⁰	69.94
1.01×10^-1	-13.93	6.99×10²⁷	64.11

A_exp/m²	T_MED/℃	A_V/m²	ln A_V
5.03×10^-3	-17.50	5.03×10^-3	-5.29
6.28×10^-3	-18.00	1.02×10^-4	-9.19
1.26×10^-2	-15.55	1.32×10⁶	14.10
2.51×10^-2	-13.95	1.30×10¹⁶	37.10
6.28×10^-2	-13.78	3.00×10¹⁷	40.24
1.01×10^-1	-13.90	7.31×10¹⁶	38.83

管道材质	u	v
硅胶	77.13	-0.53
PVC	42.62	-0.28