A floating ice block moves on water thanks to its own melting. Inclined bottoms create underwater jets as cold meltwater sinks, pushing the block. Could iceberg motion be partly self-driven?
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#IcePhysics #FluidFlow #SelfPropulsion #MeltingDynamics #Oceanography
Melting Gives Ice Block a Push
A floating block of ice with an asymmetric bottom is propelled through water by its own melting—a process that may be relevant for icebergs.
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April 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A floating ice block moves on water thanks to its own melting. Inclined bottoms create underwater jets as cold meltwater sinks, pushing the block. Could iceberg motion be partly self-driven?
🔗 physics.aps.org/articles/v19...
#IcePhysics #FluidFlow #SelfPropulsion #MeltingDynamics #Oceanography
🔗 physics.aps.org/articles/v19...
#IcePhysics #FluidFlow #SelfPropulsion #MeltingDynamics #Oceanography