Everything evaporates, but how?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Evaporation is a common phenomenon in nature. For the last 130 years, it has seemed that its mechanism was understood well. However, computer simulations carried out by scientists in Poland show that the existing theoretical models were based on false assumptions. Thanks to the simulations, it was possible to learn the mechanisms of evaporation of drops into vacuum or into an environment filled with the vapor of a liquid under examination. However, the mechanism that plays a key role in the case of evaporation into a mixture of gases, for instance into air, is still unknown.