Consider the Icicle
Event Start:
2020-01-30T16:00:00
Event End:
2020-01-30T17:00:00
Event Information:
Icicles are harmless and picturesque winter phenomena, familiar to anyone who lives in Canada. The shape of an icicle emerges from a subtle feedback between ice formation, which is controlled by the release of latent heat, and the flow of water over the evolving shape. The water flow, in turn, determines how the heat flows. The air around the icicle is also flowing, and all forms of heat transfer are active in the air. Ideal icicles are predicted to have a universal "platonic" shape, independent of growing conditions.
Event Location:
Hennings 201
Speaker:
Stephen Morris (UofT)
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Event Start:
2020-01-30T16:00:00
Event End:
2020-01-30T17:00:00
Consider the Icicle
Event Information:
Icicles are harmless and picturesque winter phenomena, familiar to anyone who lives in Canada. The shape of an icicle emerges from a subtle feedback between ice formation, which is controlled by the release of latent heat, and the flow of water over the evolving shape. The water flow, in turn, determines how the heat flows. The air around the icicle is also flowing, and all forms of heat transfer are active in the air. Ideal icicles are predicted to have a universal "platonic" shape, independent of growing conditions.
Event Location:
Hennings 201