Gentlemen:
We are a maker of a sporting goods product that has recently wound up in a salt water environment. It is a small reel that winds up cable as an alternative to laces on footwear. After prolonged exposure, the gears are seizing up. We have all kinds of materials present, stainless...
We are working on a melting system for melting snow (250 tons/hr) and trying to calculate the energy required. We are depositing it in heated water. One system on the market claims an energy requirement which is less than what you would expect from a pure heat of fusion for ice calculation...