When a gas or solid substance liquefies or is liquefied, it changes its form and becomes liquid. Heat the jam until it liquefies You can liquefy the carbon dioxide to separate it from the other constituents. a truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas. to become liquid, or make something become liquid
become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
Transformation of a granular material (soil) from a solid state into a liquefied state as a consequence of increased pore-water pressure induced by earthquakes
The loss of strength that can occur in loose, saturated soil during or following seismic shaking This condition can produce a number of ground effects, including lateral spreading, boils, ground lurching, and settlement of fill material
Temporary transformation of a soil mass of soil or sediment into a fluid mass Occurs when the cohesion of particles in the soil or sediment is lost Often triggered by seismic waves from an earthquake For this condition to take place the pore spaces between soil particles must be at or near saturation
The first major step in the conversion of starch to syrup The starch as a raw material comes as dry matter and needs to be first gelatinized and liquefied to make it susceptible to further enzymatic breakdown This is achieved by adding a temperature-stable enzyme to the starch suspension The mechanical part of the process involves the use of stirred tank reactors, continuous stirred tank reactors or jet cookers
The process of converting biomass from a solid to a liquid The conversion process is a chemical change that takes place at elevated temperatures and pressures
A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid, like when you wiggle your toes in the wet sand near the water at the beach This effect can be caused by earthquake shaking (See also Earthquake FAQ discussion )
The conversion of coal to liquid hydrocarbons by reacting coal slurry with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst (in a turbulent flow, packed bed reactor)
Process where water-saturated sediment (sandy material) temporarily looses strength, usually because of an earthquake, and behaves like a fluid Soil or sand changes from solid ground and behaves like a liquid, which can cause the ground above the liquified sediment to break into small blocks The movement of the land surface, known as lateral spreading, can cause serious damage to buildings, bridges, underground pipes, water lines, and sewers
Shaking caused by an earthquake can cause the transformation of some loosely packed, water saturated sediments, such as sand and mud, into a fluid mass The sediments thus lose their strength and can no longer support buildings which may then sink or lean
A process by which formerly-firm soil can turn into quicksand This often happens during an earthquake, when wet sand grains that are loosely bound together flow over one another, depriving anything (and anybody) standing on the surface of all support Liquefaction was a major factor in the destruction of Port Royal in 1692
The process in which a solid (soil) takes on the characteristics of a liquid as a result of an increase in pore pressure and a reduction in stress In other words, solid ground turns to jelly
Liquefaction is the state or process in which soil material is transformed from a solid into a liquid state This occurs due to increased pore pressure and reduced effective stress Soil may become liquefied, for example, during and immediately following an earthquake