1210.3759 (Faryar Tavakoli et al.)

When water freezes before it solidifies    [PDF]

Faryar Tavakoli, Alen Sarkissians, Pirouz Kavehpour

We present a fluid dynamics video which illustrates a kinetic-dominated phase change just prior to solidification inception for a static drop situated on a cold solid substrate. This metastable stage initiated from solid-vapor-liquid interface and propagates through drop volume at much faster speeds than solidification growth stage.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.3759