Unified analysis of pressure melting of ice around horizontal columns

The contact melting processes of ice, caused by pressure under the two-dimension axisymmetric horizontal columns, are generally studied. The unified mathematical expressions of the characteristic parameters for the pressure contact melting processes are obtained. Applying these expressions to the analysis of the pressure contact melting of ice around the horizontal cylinder, elliptical cylinder and flat plate, the related results in the published literatures are obtained, which prove the correctness and validity of the expressions. In addition, the expressions for the pressure contact melting of ice around the wedge-shaped object are also derived.