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Freezing and solidification processes are discussed and modeled for liquid droplets which undergo first-order phase transitions. First, a four-stage model is presented which accounts for supercooling, nucleation, recalescence, and crystallization. Subsequently, a more detailed discussion of a three-stage solidification model for droplets that do not exhibit supercooling is given. Aspects of the three-stage model validation are presented for a single cocoa butter drop and for a cocoa butter spray.
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Tanner, F.X. (2011). Droplet Freezing and Solidification. In: Ashgriz, N. (eds) Handbook of Atomization and Sprays. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7264-4_16
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