OBSERVATION OF SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION IN A HYPERCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID UNDER REDUCED GRAVITY

被引:23
作者
GARRABOS, Y [1 ]
LENEINDRE, B [1 ]
GUENOUN, P [1 ]
KHALIL, B [1 ]
BEYSENS, D [1 ]
机构
[1] CENS,DEPT RECH ETAT CONDENSE ATOMES & MOLEC,SERV PHYS ETAT CONDENSE,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 19卷 / 06期
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10.1209/0295-5075/19/6/009
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Phase separation of CO2 near its critical point is investigated by optical means. In order to prevent the usual strong gravity-driven flows that overwhelm the process, the experiment is performed under reduced gravity. A pattern of interconnected domains of vapour and liquid is observed whose typical scaled wavelength evolves as in density-matched critical binary liquids. In addition, rapid density fluctuations are observed whose origin is unclear.
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