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'''Liquefaction''', sometimes '''liquification''', generally refers to the process of becoming a [[liquid]] or liquid-like.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} |
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Liquefaction is also used in commercial and industrial settings to refer to mechanical [[dissolution (chemistry)|dissolution]] of a solid by [[Mixing (process engineering)|mixing]], grinding or [[blend]]ing with a liquid. |
Liquefaction is also used in commercial and industrial settings to refer to mechanical [[dissolution (chemistry)|dissolution]] of a solid by [[Mixing (process engineering)|mixing]], grinding or [[blend]]ing with a liquid. |
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A [[blender]], or liquidiser in British English, is a kitchen and laboratory appliance that can be used to chop a solid into smaller parts sometimes in combination with a liquid, for example in food preparation or laboratory use. |
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Liquefaction, sometimes liquification, generally refers to the process of becoming a liquid or liquid-like.[citation needed]
Geology
In geology, soil liquefaction refers to the process by which water-saturated, unconsolidated sediments are transformed into a substance that acts like a liquid, often in an earthquake. By undermining the foundations and base courses of infrastructure, liquefaction can cause serious damage.[1]
Physics and chemistry
In physics and chemistry, the phase transitions from solid and gas to liquid (melting and condensation, respectively) may be referred to as liquefaction. The melting point (sometimes called liquefaction point) is the temperature and pressure at which a solid becomes a liquid.
In commercial and industrial situations, the process of condensing a gas to liquid is sometimes referred to as liquefaction of gases.
Dissolution
Liquefaction is also used in commercial and industrial settings to refer to mechanical dissolution of a solid by mixing, grinding or blending with a liquid.
Biology
In biology, liquefaction often involves organic tissue turning into a more liquid-like state. For example, liquefactive necrosis in pathology,[2] or liquefaction as a parameter in semen analysis.[3]
See also
- Cryogenic energy storage
- Liquid air
- Liquid helium
- Liquid hydrogen
- Liquid nitrogen
- Liquid oxygen
- Liquefied natural gas
- Liquefied petroleum gas
References
- ^ USGS, About Liquefaction, http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/sfgeo/liquefaction/aboutliq.html
- ^ Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th Ed. 2010. Pg. 15
- ^ Gardner, Kavid (2001). Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives. Taylor and Francis. p. 63.