Suppression of cavitation-induced nucleation in systems under isochoric confinement

Stabilization of supercooled liquids presents a fundamental challenge with broad practical implications. Here, we unify divergent aspects of bubble dynamics, thermodynamics, and nucleation theory to explore the influence of confinement on cavitation-induced nucleation, a principal destabilization me...

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Published in:Physical review research 2020-06, Vol.2 (2), p.023350, Article 023350
Main Authors: Consiglio, Anthony, Ukpai, Gideon, Rubinsky, Boris, Powell-Palm, Matthew J.
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Language:English
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Summary:Stabilization of supercooled liquids presents a fundamental challenge with broad practical implications. Here, we unify divergent aspects of bubble dynamics, thermodynamics, and nucleation theory to explore the influence of confinement on cavitation-induced nucleation, a principal destabilization mechanism in supercooled systems. We demonstrate that confinement can suppress cavity collapse even in remarkably large systems and reveal the existence of critical volumes at which cavitation-induced nucleation becomes entirely kinetically prohibited, suggesting confinement as a compelling route towards modulation of kinetic phase change processes.
ISSN:2643-1564
2643-1564
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023350