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RATE OF ICE FORMATION IN SUPERCOOLED WATER.

Author(s) : MEIJER P. H. E., CLAUSSE D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THIS PAPER STATES THAT THE FORM OF THE CRYSTALLISATION CURVES OBTAINED FOR SUPERCOOLED WATER AND BENZENE CAN BE EXPLAINED BY ASSUMING A TWO-STEP PROCESS. THIS HYPOTHESIS CAN ALSO GIVE A PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF A SYSTEM SUBJECT TO PRECOOLING, AS WELL AS THE RATE DEPENDENCE ON THE CRYSTALLISATION. IT IS PREDICTED HOW THE ONSET TIME WILL DEPEND ON THE DURATION OF THE PRECOOLING. A NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS ARE GIVEN TO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF AN INTERMEDIATE PHASE. THE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT RELY ON SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN ORDER TO TRIGGER THE CRYSTALLISATION PROCESS.

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  • Original title: RATE OF ICE FORMATION IN SUPERCOOLED WATER.
  • Record ID : 1985-1836
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Physica, B - vol. 119
  • Publication date: 1983

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