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A scaling law for bubble nucleation data is developed based on the classical nucleation theory and a scaled surface tension correlation. The scaled approach is applied to a set of bubble nucleation data for lower alkanes available in the literature. The results are found to agree well also with the nucleation data for several other non-polar substances. The scaling approach is presented as a tool useful for checking the consistency of bubble nucleation data reported in the literature, and for predicting bubble nucleation for substances not measured experimentally.
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Němec, T. Scaled nucleation theory for bubble nucleation of lower alkanes. Eur. Phys. J. E 37, 111 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2014-14111-5
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