vaporization
Noun
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The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor; specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a steam boiler.
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Air density and volume main Humidity depends on water vaporization and condensation, which, in turn, mainly depends on temperature.
Also, a tremendous energy (~540 cal/g) is required to evaporate water (known as the heat of vaporization ).
Combustion vaporization Fuel droplets vaporize as they receive heat by mixing with the hot gases in the combustion chamber.
Fire extinction Water is used for fighting wildfires Water has a high heat of vaporization and is relatively inert, which makes it a good fire extinguishing fluid.
For instance, the energy required to completely boil or vaporize water (what is known as enthalpy of vaporization ) is roughly 540 times that required for a one-degree increase.
Electrothermal vaporization (ETV) and in torch vaporization (ITV) use hot surfaces (graphite or metal, generally) to vaporize samples for introduction.