A4 6 Frozen’s Ice Generation

Abstract

From the movie Frozen, we investigate if the radial icicle growth is due to environmental conditions or Elsa’s powers. We calculated the heat transfer coefficient required for the rate of radial growth to be ≈ 9.76 × 106 Wm⁻²K⁻¹. The coefficient based on the environmental conditions is in the range of ≈ 1.11 to 7.5×10⁻² Wm⁻²K⁻¹. Due to a difference of six to eight orders in magnitude, we can conclude that the growth rate is not solely due to the environment.