A Numerical Study of a Square Cell Filled with Ice with the Presence of Different Length Slit Inside the Cell

Abstract

A numerical analysis of a square cell filled with ice to determine how the existence and size of an internal incision affect the cell's behaviour. Using ANSYS/FLUENT V.16 software, the enthalpy-porosity combination was used to investigate the paper quantitatively. The material used in the study is ice. The findings of this research reveal that the time of melting for ice is lowered as the length of the break within the cell increases. The melting process takes (70) minutes to finish in a cell with a slit length of (8 cm). A cleavage length of 6 centimetres necessitates a melting time of 120 minutes. Additionally, a cell with a cleavage length of (4 cm) requires (150 min.) to finish melting.