Multiphase Science and Technology A Quarterly

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2003, Volume15

Issue 1-4

404 pages

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v15.i1-4

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True-Nam Dinh
Center for Risk Studies and Safety, University of California, Santa Barbara, 6740 Cortona Drive, Goleta, CA-93117, California, USA; and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm S-10044, Sweden USA

Theo G. Theofanous
Center for Risk Studies and Safety, University of California, Santa Barbara, 6740 Cortona Drive, Goleta, CA-93117, California, USA

The mechanisms of phase nucleation are reviewed, starting with the classical theories of homogeneous and heterogenous nucleation. The principle issues in nucleation are addressed (including nucleation on smooth cavity-free surfaces and the role of nano-scale phenomena). It is concluded that nucleation is not well understood and the importance of strict protocols in experiments is stressed.

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v15.i1-4.290 Download article, 349-363 pages

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