Research Article

The Theory and Demonstration of the Solid-Fluid Transformation of Ice Water

Table 3

The comparison of melting time between ANSYS simulation and experimental results.

ShapeSize (mm)ANSYS (min)Experiment (min)Difference (%)

BallDiameter4575817.4

CylinderDiameter451111207.5
Height100

CircularTop45
TruncatedRoot601371444.7
ConeHeight100