On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:01:35 -0500, micky posted for all of us to digest...


In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:28:58 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 4:11:16 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
IIUC, when water (or anything else) freezes, it emits heat, quite a bit
of heat, and that slows the freezing of the adjacent water. Right?

What exactly constitutes adjacent water?

I guess it depends on its mailing address. If one drop is at 3302 Water
Drive and the other drop is at 3304, it's adjacent.

If it's container of water
put into a freezer it's all cooling down together, some areas will cool
faster than others and freeze first.

And what do you think happens when part freezes first? The part that
freezes emits heat, enough heat to significantly warm the water next
door and slow down its freezing. Even if the water is moving, there is
always some water next door, unless of course the landlord hasn't been
able to rent the property.

Is this what you are referring to? Otherwise known as heat of sublimation?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthalpy_of_sublimation

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Tekkie