Frazil Ice—Physical and Engineering Aspects
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2021) | Viewed by 5627
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mathematical modeling; river ice; ice load; hydrological modeling; river hydraulics
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the study of river ice has been significantly advanced, but in changing climatic conditions, ice phenomena are less predictable and more challengeable. Frazil ice and its effect on engineering structures remains one of the major problems in river management. According to the literature, frazil ice forms in supercooled, turbulent water in the shape of small discs of a diameter of 1–4 mm and up to 0.1 mm thickness or needles. Frazil in supercooled water is in the active stage, which means it has the ability to attach to other crystals as well as any underwater objects, including the river bottom or elements of hydroengineering structures. This feature often has an adverse effect on water resource management and may lead to some failures in hydropower plant operation.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect contributions that discuss methodological and multidisciplinary approaches used to study frazil ice evaluation and its effect on water management.
The following questions have been posed as guideposts for consideration:
- How does frazil ice form in natural inland waters and how could it be described in mathematical models?
- How is frazil ice evaluated in flowing water and how is it dependent on thermal and flow conditions?
- What are the engineering methods used for the mitigation of ice frazil-ice-related problems?
Dr. Tomasz Kolerski
Dr. Fengbin Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Frazil ice
- Frazil formation
- Frazil deposition
- Undercover transport
- Hanging dams
