Investigation of the ice formation on a horizontal tube fitted with two vertical longitudinal fins

Abstract EN

The numerical model developed by the authors in a preceding paper [1], has been employed to solve the problem of freezing of well-mixed water at 0°C (conduction-controlled freezing) on a horizontal tube with two longitudinal vertical fins.

The effect of geometry parameters (fin length and tube diameter), tube surface temperature and freezing time on the amount of ice produced, the shape of the freezing front and the rate of freezing is investigated.

Based on the analysis, a working formula for the mass of ice formed on the above mentioned geometry is correlated as : M = 0.497 (AT.t) 0525 (D) 0294 (Lff634).