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I am assuming that this melting process is taking place in room temperature, or at any constant temperature from a heat source.
There are 3 ways in which you can do this:
1. Using the concept of pressure
2. Decreasing the exposed surface area of the ice to the heat source/environment.
3. A combination of 1 & 2
4. Use a preservative(salt)
1. Using the concept of pressure (This concept is also used in refrigerators)
When applying pressure(force per unit area) to the ice, the solid particles need a longer time to attain the large amount of heat energy they need to break the forces of attraction between them against the pressure applied. This directly slows down the rate of the ice's melting.
You can apply this pressure using a compression pump. You may want to search for other methods of applying pressure on the internet as well.
2. Decreasing the exposed surface area of the ice to the heat source/environment.
When lesser surface area of the ice is exposed to the heat source/environment, the rate of heat gain by the ice is greatly slowed down, as the ice has limited places to absorb heat energy from to change state.
3. A combination of 1 & 2.
Instead of getting a compression pump, you may as well take a solid and strong material(e.g. a metal case) that fits around the ice almost perfectly, except for being opened at its top surface, place the ice in it and connect it to the heat source/environment.
This way, while the ice particles are fighting to overcome the pressure by the solid casing around it, it takes a longer time to receive heat energy from the heat source/environment simultaneously.
You could freeze the ice together with the solid casing before doing this to make sure that the ice fits in it just right
4. Use a preservative(salt)
Apply salt or any other preservative to the ice and it would take a longer time to melt.
I hope I have managed to answer your question. Do give me feedback if this is not what you wanted.
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