Journal article
The influence of Lifshitz forces and gas on premelting of ice within porous materials
EPL (Europhysics Letters), Vol.115(1)
2016
Abstract
Premelting of ice within pores in earth materials is shown to depend on the presence of vapor layers. For thick vapor layers between ice and pore surfaces, a nanosized water sheet can be formed due to repulsive Lifshitz forces. In the absence of vapor layers, ice is inhibited from melting near pore surfaces. In between these limits, we find an enhancement of the water film thickness in silica and alumina pores. In the presence of metallic surface patches in the pore, the Lifshitz forces can dramatically widen the water film thickness, with potential complete melting of the ice surface.
Details
- Title
- The influence of Lifshitz forces and gas on premelting of ice within porous materials
- Authors/Creators
- M. Boström (Author/Creator) - University of OsloO.I. Malyi (Author/Creator) - Nanyang Technological UniversityP. Thiyam (Author/Creator) - KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyK. Berland (Author/Creator) - University of OsloI. Brevik (Author/Creator) - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyC. Persson (Author/Creator) - KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyD.F. Parsons (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- EPL (Europhysics Letters), Vol.115(1)
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540080907891
- Copyright
- © 2016 EPLA
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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