Melting of olive oil in immiscible surroundings: experiments and theory

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Main Authors: Waasdorp, Pim, Bogaard, Aron H. van den, van Wijngaarden, Leen, Huisman, Sander G.
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Published: 2023
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author Waasdorp, Pim
Bogaard, Aron H. van den
van Wijngaarden, Leen
Huisman, Sander G.
author_facet Waasdorp, Pim
Bogaard, Aron H. van den
van Wijngaarden, Leen
Huisman, Sander G.
contents We report on the melting dynamics of frozen olive oil in quiescent water for Rayleigh numbers up to $10^9$. The density difference results in an upward buoyancy-driven flow of liquid oil forming a thin film around the frozen oil. We experimentally investigate flat, cylindrical, and spherical shapes and we derive theoretical expressions for the local film thickness, velocity, and the local melt rate for these three canonical geometries. Our theoretical models compare favourably with our experimental findings.
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spellingShingle Melting of olive oil in immiscible surroundings: experiments and theory
Waasdorp, Pim
Bogaard, Aron H. van den
van Wijngaarden, Leen
Huisman, Sander G.
Fluid Dynamics
We report on the melting dynamics of frozen olive oil in quiescent water for Rayleigh numbers up to $10^9$. The density difference results in an upward buoyancy-driven flow of liquid oil forming a thin film around the frozen oil. We experimentally investigate flat, cylindrical, and spherical shapes and we derive theoretical expressions for the local film thickness, velocity, and the local melt rate for these three canonical geometries. Our theoretical models compare favourably with our experimental findings.
title Melting of olive oil in immiscible surroundings: experiments and theory
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.00414