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Principle

36. Phase Transition

a. Implement an effect developed during the phase transition of
a substance.  For instance, during the change of volume,
liberation, or absorption of heat

  • Principle Description:  Utilize the phase transition of a material or situation to implement an effect or create a system change.

  • Hints on Usage:  Typical phase transitions include  1) gas to liquid and its converse  2) liquid to solid and its converse  3) solid to gas and its converse.

  • Common uses of these transitions include the creation of aerosols, the absorption or liberation of heat, changes in volume, and creating a useful force.

Examples:
  • New social environments and structures have been created through sweeping social trends such as internet chat rooms.

  • Thermal salts absorb and store heat during the day for release at night when it is cold.

  • Businesses place their products in transition markets to accommodate new needs.

  • Businesses buy out competitors as markets consolidate and sell off pieces of the business as markets expand.

  • Solid fragrance plug-ins release pleasing scents as they warm up.

  • Expanding steam spins a turbine to produce electricity.

  • Religious and social ceremonies celebrate a child passing into adulthood so that the youngster and the community realize that this person’s role is changing.

  • Wax is used with enclosed volumes along with a plunger — when the wax expands under heat the plunger extends and when it cools it retracts.

  • In automobile thermostats, wax expands as it gets hot and opens the flow of coolant to the radiator.  When the coolant’s temperature is reduced the wax contracts and closes the valve, causing the cycle to start over.

  • People use transitions such as a change in leadership to establish a new role in the uncertain structure.

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