Abstract
During an ice growth rate of around 0.02 mm/s, we report a temperature jump at an ice-water interface above 0 °C up to 1.68 °C (0.01 ± °C), as measured with thermochromatic-liquid-crystals. This gives experimental proof for the existence of an interfacial temperature jump during a liquid-solid phase transition, confirming similar results for liquid-vapour transition, and supporting idea of the surface as a separate thermodynamic system. The fact that there is no continuity in intensive variables across the interface, unlike what is assumed in standard engineering models, has a bearing on the understanding and modelling of coupled heat and mass transport at interfaces in nature and man-made applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-19 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 622 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Feb 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
EGG acknowledges the support from STW-NWO (VENI grant 10680 ). SK is grateful to TU Delft for a part time professorship. We would like to thank Prof. dr. Dick Bedeaux, Prof. dr. Ingve Simonsen and Dr. Marcos Rodriguez Pascual for their scientific input.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| STW-NWO | 10680 |