A STUDY OF ICE SINTERING
Abstract
Whenever ice particles are brought together they will show a tendency to stick to one another forming necks (ice bonds) hich grow with time. his has been explained in several ways and most recently as due to a sintering process. The purpose of this report is to re-examine the mechanism which gives rise to the neck growth. Small ice spheres 20-500 microns in radius were used to study the growth rate of the ice bond at various temperatures in saturated air and kerosene environments. The results indicate that ice bonding or adhesio takes place as a result of solid diffusion (mass transfer) thus confirming the sintering process as the responsible mechanism.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0277539
Entities
People
- Daisuke Kuroiwa
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory