title: Effect of initial temperature on water aggregation at a cold surface.
abstract: Cellular automata models of water at two initial temperatures were created. Each model was exposed to a freezing surface. The formation of fully bonded water cells, f(4), was observed over time, beginning with a model of initially warm water and with initially cool water. The warm water formed more f(4) cells earlier than the initially cool water. A high percentage of f(4) cells is interpreted as the formation of ice. This is a model of the Mpemba effect. A description of the initial states for these two temperatures is offered in explanation of this effect.
authors: Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA, USA. lbkier@vcu.edu
authors: Lemont B
authors: LB
authors: Kier
authors: Chao-Kun
authors: CK
authors: Cheng
mesh_terms: D005615:Freezing; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water