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Influence of foreign adsorbable gases on the formation of clusters in vapor–gas systems

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The influence of a foreign adsorbable gas on homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation is investigated theoretically.

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 790–795, July–August, 2010.

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Levdanskii, V.V., Smolik, J. & Moravec, P. Influence of foreign adsorbable gases on the formation of clusters in vapor–gas systems. J Eng Phys Thermophy 83, 843–848 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-010-0400-9

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