Radiative melting of a horizontal clear ice layer

• DOI: 10.1007/bf01805661
• Publication Date: 2005-06-27T23:16:55Z
• Authors: N. Seki; M. Sugawara; S. Fukusako
• Keywords: 0203 mechanical engineering; 02 engineering and technology

In this paper the horizontal layer of clear ice sticking to the substrate is melted by comparatively short wave radiation similar to solar radiation for the purpose of removing ice from the surface of the material subject to atmospheric icing. The radiating source used for melting is 300 wattages halogen lamps whose color temperature is 3200‡K at 100 voltages. From the present investigation, a typical phenomenon of backmelting is observed clearly and it can be found that the predicted results including the melting rate of upper and lower layers which are melted by radiant energy impinged on or penetrated the ice layer are in good agreement with the experimental results.