Process for supercooling

Details Process for supercooling Process for supercooling

1996-11-20

1999-11-09

Capossela, Ronald C.

Refrigeration

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62 66, 62 99, F25D 2500

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ABSTRACT:
A process for supercooling a liquid or solid wherein the solid or liquid is placed in contact with a coolant, the coolant having a temperature of at or just above the metastable limit temperature of the liquid or solid.

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