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Influence of electric fields on the kinetics of phase transitions

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It is established that a nonuniform electric field with an average strength of 104–107 V/m has an insignificant effect on the evaporation of polar liquids, reducing its rate, while it does not affect the evaporation of nonpolar liquids.

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 729–735, May, 1986.

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Babenya, L.A., Goloveiko, A.G., Novikova, V.I. et al. Influence of electric fields on the kinetics of phase transitions. Journal of Engineering Physics 50, 500–505 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00870702

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