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    The document discusses the solidification modulus, which is the ratio of volume to surface area that determines how quickly an object will solidify. A plate will solidify faster than a sphere of the same mass because the plate's heat is released over a larger surface area, while a sphere has less surface area for its volume. The larger the surface area for a given volume, the faster the solidification rate, as demonstrated by cooling fins increasing surface area. Chvorinov first introduced using the ratio of volume to surface area, called the modulus, in calculations of solidification rates.

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    The document discusses the solidification modulus, which is the ratio of volume to surface area that determines how quickly an object will solidify. A plate will solidify faster than a sphere of the same mass because the plate's heat is released over a larger surface area, while a sphere has less surface area for its volume. The larger the surface area for a given volume, the faster the solidification rate, as demonstrated by cooling fins increasing surface area. Chvorinov first introduced using the ratio of volume to surface area, called the modulus, in calculations of solidification rates.

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    The Solidification

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    The document discusses the solidification modulus, which is the ratio of volume to surface area that determines how quickly an object will solidify. A plate will solidify faster than a sphere of the same mass because the plate's heat is released over a larger surface area, while a sphere has less surface area for its volume. The larger the surface area for a given volume, the faster the solidification rate, as demonstrated by cooling fins increasing surface area. Chvorinov first introduced using the ratio of volume to surface area, called the modulus, in calculations of solidification rates.

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    The Solidification

    Modulus
    The plate will solidify much faster
    Than the sphere. This is obviously because the heat
    Contained in 10 kg (^1300 cm3) is given off over a
    much
    Larger surface area in the case of the plate, i.e. The
    larger
    The heat-emitting surface associated with a given
    volume,
    The faster the solidification. (a good example is the
    increased
    Surface offered by the cooling fins on a motorcycle
    Cylinder.) Chvorinov(1) was the first to introduce
    The ratio volume/surface area into the solidification
    calculation;
    We will name this ratio the "modulus".

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