Earth’s Cryosphere, 2022, Vol. XXVI, No. 5, p. 3-11.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN FROZEN GROUND AND ICE
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND A NEW MODEL OF THE WORKMAN–REYNOLDS FREEZING POTENTIAL
A.V. Shavlov1,*, A.A. Yakovenko2, E.S. Yakovenko2
1 Earth Cryosphere Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Malygina St. 86, Tyumen, 625000 Russia
2 Tyumen Industrial University, Volodarskogo St. 38, Tyumen, 625000 Russia
*Corresponding author; e-mail: shavlov@ikz.ru
New experimental data have been obtained on the Workman–Reynolds freezing potential of water and the electric current from an external source through the ice melting front. We propose a new model of the phenomenon that considers capturing the protons and hydroxide ions by interstitials of the ice lattice serving as charge traps. The model provides a semiquantitative explanation of the observed features of the phenomenon.
Keywords: Workman–Reynolds freezing potential, crystallization rate, melting, proton, interstitial, electrical breakdown
Recommended citation: Shavlov A.V., Yakovenko A.A., Yakovenko E.S., 2022. Experimental studies and a new model of the Workman–Reynolds freezing potential. Earth’s Cryosphere 26 (5), 3–11.