Studies of ice melting using molecular dynamics |
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| Authors: | Xiupeng Wei Shaoping Xiao Jun Ni |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering , University of Iowa , Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA xiupeng-wei@uiowa.edu;3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering , University of Iowa , Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA;4. Department of Radiology , University of Iowa , Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, the melting of ice 1h is studied using molecular dynamics (MD). Common potential functions employed in the MD simulations include SPC/E, TIP4P, TIP5P, TIP4/ice and TIP5P/E. We first conducted melting of ice bulks and then studied the melting speed of the ice/water interface during ice melting. It is found that various potentials result in similar ice-melting phenomena. The result is compared with the analytical solution for phase change problem. We also studied size effects and temperature gradient effects on ice melting. |
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| Keywords: | ice 1h potential melting molecular dynamics |
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