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Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization
The current devices used to produce massive amounts of snow (i.e., snow machines) can be improved with concern to both the energy efficiency and the quality of snow. Here we investigate an alternative snow production method based on the ultrasonic nebulization of water and its subsequent condensatio...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32998377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194458 |
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author | Maggiore, Ettore Tommasini, Matteo Ossi, Paolo M. |
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description | The current devices used to produce massive amounts of snow (i.e., snow machines) can be improved with concern to both the energy efficiency and the quality of snow. Here we investigate an alternative snow production method based on the ultrasonic nebulization of water and its subsequent condensation on the cold surfaces of a refrigerator. Inspection of the snow samples with a stereo optical microscope shows both dendritic and granular snow morphologies. The characterization of the samples by Raman spectroscopy shows a behavior consistent with that of a natural, low-density snow. Our results indicate that ultrasonic nebulization of water is an effective strategy for producing natural-like snow at the laboratory scale. |
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spelling | pubmed-75825062020-10-29 Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization Maggiore, Ettore Tommasini, Matteo Ossi, Paolo M. Molecules Article The current devices used to produce massive amounts of snow (i.e., snow machines) can be improved with concern to both the energy efficiency and the quality of snow. Here we investigate an alternative snow production method based on the ultrasonic nebulization of water and its subsequent condensation on the cold surfaces of a refrigerator. Inspection of the snow samples with a stereo optical microscope shows both dendritic and granular snow morphologies. The characterization of the samples by Raman spectroscopy shows a behavior consistent with that of a natural, low-density snow. Our results indicate that ultrasonic nebulization of water is an effective strategy for producing natural-like snow at the laboratory scale. MDPI 2020-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7582506/ /pubmed/32998377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194458 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Maggiore, Ettore Tommasini, Matteo Ossi, Paolo M. Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title | Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title_full | Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title_fullStr | Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title_short | Synthesis of Natural-Like Snow by Ultrasonic Nebulization of Water: Morphology and Raman Characterization |
title_sort | synthesis of natural-like snow by ultrasonic nebulization of water: morphology and raman characterization |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32998377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194458 |
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