Research Article

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

Table 4

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

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

BallDiameter4574818.6

CylinderDiameter451151204.2
Height100

CircularTop45
TruncatedRoot601401442.8
ConeHeight100