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In thermodynamics, explosive boiling or phase explosion is a method whereby a superheated metastable liquid undergoes an explosive liquid-vapor phase transition into a stable two-phase state because of a massive homogeneous nucleation of vapor bubbles. This concept was pioneered by M. M. Martynyuk in 1976[1] and then later advanced by Fucke and Seydel.[2]
^Martynyuk, M. M. (1 March 1977). "Phase explosion of a metastable fluid". Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves. 13 (2): 178–191. doi:10.1007/BF00754998. S2CID 98386500.
^Seydel, U; Fucke, W (1 July 1978). "Experimental determination of critical data of liquid molybdenum". Journal of Physics F: Metal Physics. 8 (7): L157–L161. Bibcode:1978JPhF....8L.157S. doi:10.1088/0305-4608/8/7/003.
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