Effect of viscosity on nucleation of bubbles in decompressed water-saturated magma

  • S. I. Lezhnin
  • N. A. Pribaturin
  • A. L. Sorokin
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Abstract

Based on the classical nucleation theory, the effect of viscosity on bubble nucleation in water-saturated magma has been studied. A comparison with experimental data proves that viscosity has a pronounced effect on the rate of homogeneous nucleation in magma.

Key words

homogeneous nucleation supersaturation bubbles viscosity magma 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. I. Lezhnin
    • 1
  • N. A. Pribaturin
    • 1
  • A. L. Sorokin
    • 1
  1. 1.Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics, Siberian DivisionRussian Academy of SciencesNovosibirsk

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