How can freezing water burst pipes and containers?
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Titre | How can freezing water burst pipes and containers? |
Type de publication | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Auteurs | Vigoureux D., Vigoureux J-M |
Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS |
Volume | 39 |
Pagination | 045808 |
Date Published | JUL |
Type of Article | Article |
ISSN | 0143-0807 |
Mots-clés | bursting, Freezing, ice, isochore phase change, phase change, water, water pipe burst |
Résumé | When a water pipe or a tank completely filled with water is cooled, ice formation generates a pressure which can cause it to burst. This phenomenon is due to the fact that water increases in volume when freezing-but how to explain the expansion force of freezing water? Our aim in this paper is to show that in the case of a total phase change, even the best steels could not prevent bursting. It is also to show how ice formation occurs in isochoric cooling (constant volume) when a container that is full of water is strong enough to prevent water expansion. At the end of the paper, we give some examples taken from everyday life. |
DOI | 10.1088/1361-6404/aac35c |