Solidification in heat packs: I. Nucleation rate

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 505-515

  Rogerson, Mansel A ^a   Cardoso, Silvana S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; NUCLEATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

HEAT PACKS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

PRESSURE; SOLIDIFICATION; SUBCOOLED LIQUID; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; SOLID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037328697     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490220     Document Type: Article

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