pressure melting

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pressure melting The melting of ice in response to stress. It comes about because the freezing temperature of water falls as pressure increases, at about 1 °C for every 140 bars (140 × 105N/m2). The term ‘pressure melting point’ refers to the temperature at which ice just begins to melt under a given pressure.

pressure melting

views updated May 14 2018

pressure melting The melting of ice in response to stress. It occurs because the freezing temperature of water falls as pressure increases, at about 1°C for every 140 bars (140 × 105 N/m2). The term ‘pressure melting point’ refers to the temperature at which ice just begins to melt under a given pressure.

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