The Onset Conditions for Enhancement of Ice Accumulation Associated with Heat Conductor Plates Located Perpendicularly to Heat Transfer Surfaces. 1st Report, Analysis for Still Water.

Abstract

Analytical study of the ice formation process associated with heat conductor plates located perpendicularly to isothermally heated and cooled surfaces with some clearance is presented. It is proposed that the onset conditions, which describe whether the ice volume fraction in a steady state is greater or less than that without heat conductor plates, are defined by dimensionless distances between the heated/cooled walls and the heat conductor plates. It is shown that the onset values are dependent on the pitch and the thickness of the heat conductor plates, and are less dependent on the thermal conductivity.