Pykrete Research Paper

In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew ripped through the United states killing about 65 people and leaving more than 1 million people without power and even some without homes. Most food will most likely be spoiled above 40-degree temperature which the freezer can easily can deal with. Pykrete is a longer lasting ice that could help solve this problem it is very easy to make but can be made of different materials. So what material is the best? For my project I want to find out if you use paper or wood shaving to make Pykrete then it would affect how long it will last. To discover this problem, the science of how ice actually melts has to be explained. The melting of ice starts with the heating up of the ice which causes the vibrating particles to speed up to the point when they start to spin. Then the particles break free and bump into one another causing a domino effect that is melting. All of this happens in a …show more content…
So what does that mean exactly? The combination of all those things can change the foods properties such as smell and taste and cause it to be unsafe for consumption. The microscopic bacteria are the real reason for this. They thrive in 40 degrees-140 degrees Fahrenheit above temperature and can multiply fast and easy and if you consume these bacteria it will make you sick. You need to keep your food cold in order to keep it from going bad and having to throw you favorite food away. Pykrete is the combination of water and some kind of paper material that is frozen. When the molecules of water form up they create a 6 sided crystalized structures made out of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. This means that when it freezes the space between them cause expansion and reinforcing it with that extra material will make it stronger. The wood or paper will slow down the process of melting but it will eventually fall to the inevitability of it