Water ice spherical particles 2 to 100 μm (possibly 35±20 µm, to be confirmed) | BYPASS

Matter

Name: Water ice spherical particles 2 to 100 μm (possibly 35±20 µm, to be confirmed)

Database

Experimentalists

Matter origin

Origins: laboratory
Provider: Space Research and Planetary Sciences Division, University of Bern
Provider reference code: SPIPA-C1

Preparation: raw
Method: Nebulization of liquid water and freezing by deposition in liquid nitrogen
Phase type: solid

Number

Mode of mixing

single material

Materials

	Name	Arrangement	Mass (g)	Mass fraction	Abundance comments
	Water ice spherical particles 2 to 100 μm (possibly 35±20 µm, to be confirmed)			1.0

Title

Nebulization of liquid water droplets and freezing on a cold plate

Matter

Water ice spherical particles 2 to 100 μm (possibly 35±20 µm, to be confirmed) (this matter)

Processing steps

Step	Date	Type	Process	Changes
#1		mechanical	Liquid water droplets are produced using Flow Blurring® Nebulizer-FBM 2mm (Ingeniatrics). Flow Blurring nebulization employs highly turbulent mixing between the nebulizer gas flow (here 1.0±0.1 bar) and the liquid flow (here 100 mL/min). This technique creates an aerosol with extremely fine micro scale droplets.	Spherical liquid water droplets are formed.
#2		thermal	The droplets of deionized/ultra-pure water, initially liquid, undergo solidification as they contact the liquid nitrogen.	Spherical water ice particles are formed.