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Oxide dispersion-strengthened alloy (ODS) is an example of oxide particle dispersion into a metal medium, which improves the high temperature tolerance of the material. Therefore these alloys have several applications in the nuclear energy industry, where materials must withstand extremely high temperatures to maintain operation.
A dispersed medium consists of two media that do not mix. More specifically, it contains discrete elements of one medium which are dispersed in a continuous second medium. The two media can be of very different nature. In particular, they can be a gas, a liquid or a solid. Many materials which we encounter during the day are dispersed media.
Dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency. [1] Sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used to refer to optics specifically, as opposed to wave propagation in general. A medium having this common property may be termed a dispersive medium.
Dispersion may be caused either by geometric boundary conditions (waveguides, shallow water) or by interaction of the waves with the transmitting medium. Elementary particles , considered as matter waves , have a nontrivial dispersion relation, even in the absence of geometric constraints and other media.
Dispersion medium Gas No such colloids are known. Helium and xenon are known to be immiscible under certain conditions. [13] [14] Liquid aerosol Examples: fog, clouds, condensation, mist, steam, hair sprays: Solid aerosol Examples: smoke, ice cloud, atmospheric particulate matter: Liquid Foam Example: whipped cream, shaving cream: Emulsion or ...
Dielectric dispersion is very important for the applications of dielectric materials and the analysis of polarisation systems. This is one instance of a general phenomenon known as material dispersion: a frequency-dependent response of a medium for wave propagation. When the frequency becomes higher:
Diagram showing the ionic concentration and potential difference as a function of distance from the charged surface of a particle suspended in a dispersion medium. Zeta potential is the electrical potential at the slipping plane. This plane is the interface which separates mobile fluid from fluid that remains attached to the surface.
A sol is a colloidal suspension made out of tiny solid particles [1] in a continuous liquid medium. Sols are stable, so that they do not settle down when left undisturbed, and exhibit the Tyndall effect, which is the scattering of light by the particles in the colloid. The size of the particles can vary from 1 nm - 100 nm.