Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2011-03-27
Phys Fluids, 19 093602 (2007)
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
15 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
It is known that the wavelength of the ripples on icicles in nature is of centimeter-scale. Such study on morphological instability of ice-water interface during ice growth from flowing supercooled water film with one side being a free surface has recently been made [K. Ueno, Phys. Rev. E 68, 021603 (2003)]. This is a first theoretical study taking into account the influence of the shape of the water-air surface on the growth condition of infinitesimal disturbances of the ice-water interface. A simpler formula to determine the wavelength of the ripples than that in the previous paper is derived. It seems that the wavelength of ripples is insensitive to the water supply rates, diameters of the icicles and surrounding air temperatures. The details of dependence of the wavelengh of ripples on these parameters are investigated.
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