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11Phase field models — A phase field model is a mathematical model for solving interfacial problems. It has been mainly applied to solidification dynamics, [ [http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.matsci.32.101901.155803 WJ. Boettinger et al.… …
12separation and purification — ▪ chemistry Introduction in chemistry, separation of a substance into its components and the removal of impurities. There are a large number of important applications in fields such as medicine and manufacturing. General principles… …
13cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
14Dendrite (crystal) — Manganese dendrites on a limestone bedding plane from Solnhofen, Germany. Scale in mm. A crystal dendrite is a crystal that develops with a typical multi branching tree like form. Dendritic crystal growth is very common and illustrated by… …
15Gibbs' phase rule — Gibbs phase rule, stated by Josiah Willard Gibbs in the 1870s, is the fundamental rule on which phase diagrams are based. It provides the number of degrees of freedom for a given thermodynamic condition, that is: how many control variables… …
16Water (molecule) — Chembox new Name = Water (H2O) ImageFileL1 = Water 2D labelled.png ImageSizeL1 = 120px ImageNameL1 = The water molecule has this basic geometric structure ImageFileR1 = Water molecule 3D.svg ImageSizeR1 = 100px ImageNameR1 = Space filling model… …
17Mushroom cloud — created by smoke billows Ascending cloud from Redoubt Vol …
18Dendrite (metal) — Ice dendrite formation on a snowflake A silver crystal, electrolytically refined with visible dendritic structures A dendrite in metallurgy is a characteristic tree like structure of cry …
19Radioactive decay — For particle decay in a more general context, see Particle decay. For more information on hazards of various kinds of radiation from decay, see Ionizing radiation. Radioactive redirects here. For other uses, see Radioactive (disambiguation).… …
20Constructal theory — Design in nature is flow. The two sides of the constructal law: we predict the occurrence of design in nature, and we design devices for human use. The constructal law puts forth the idea that the generation of design (configuration, pattern,… …
