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film boiling [′film ‚bȯil·iŋ]

(physical chemistry)

A stage in the boiling process in which the heater surface is totally covered by a film of vapor and the liquid does not contact the solid.

(thermodynamics)

Boiling in which a continuous film of vapor forms at the hot surface of the container holding the boiling liquid, reducing heat transfer across the surface.

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