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Theoretical study of the freezing of polystyrene sphere suspensions
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Theoretical study of the freezing of polystyrene sphere suspensions

W.-H. Shih and D. Stroud
The Journal of chemical physics, v 79(12), pp 6254-6260
15 Dec 1983

Abstract

FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER
A theoretical study of melting in aqueous suspensions of polystyrene spheres is presented. The Helmholtz free energies of the liquid and solid phase of the suspensions are calculated as functions of sphere number density and electrolyte concentrations. The results tend to show that the freezing curve of such suspensions is that of a conventional classical liquid with repulsive short-range interactions. The interactions can be treated satisfactorily within a slightly modified Debye-Hueckel approximation. The modifications include size correction and a correction for nonlinear screening. The results are confirmed by analogous calculations for the solid phase, and for the line along which liquid and solid free energies are equal.

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