Parametrization of the homogeneous ice nucleation rate for the numerical simulation of multiphase flow

0384763 - ÚT 2013 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Němec, Tomáš - Eisenschmidt, K. - Rauschenberger, P. - Weigand, B.
Parametrization of the homogeneous ice nucleation rate for the numerical simulation of multiphase flow.
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. Roč. 12, č. 1 (2012), s. 533-534. ISSN 1617-7061
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP101/10/1819
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20760514
Keywords : ice nucleation * ice-water surface energy * classical nucleation theory
Subject RIV: BJ - Thermodynamics
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pamm.201210255/abstract

Homogeneous ice nucleation in supercooled water is studied with the classical nucleation theory (CNT). The nucleated ice particles are assumed to possess physical properties of metastable cubic ice. The comparison with literature data on homogeneous ice nucleation rates shows a good agreement between CNT predictions and experimental nucleation rates. The CNT predicted nucleation rate, critical cluster radius, and critical nucleation work are parametrized for use in numerical simulations of the freezing process of supercooled water droplets.
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