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1. Fuel

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   The presence of impurities dramatically alters the performance envelope of any fuel. Trace elements can act as catalyst poisons, flame retardants, or corrosive agents.
   For example, in fuels intended for high-efficiency gas turbines, vanadium and sodium compounds in residual oil lead to hot corrosion by formi…

2. Hail

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   The Opaque Core (Initial Accretion): Formed in the colder regions of the cloud, where supercooled water droplets freeze instantly upon contact, trapping minute pockets of air.
   The Translucent Layers (Growth Phase): Formed in warmer, wetter regions near the cloud base or mid-levels. Here, water droplets have time to spread thinly over the existing ice, freezing more slowly and pushing air bubbles out, resulting in [cle…

3. Supercooled Droplets

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   Formation and Thermodynamic Stability
   The existence of supercooled water relies on the kinetic barrier to nucleation. Pure water, when adequately shielded from extrinsic heterogeneous nuclei, can maintain liquidity down to approximately $-42^\circ\text{C}$ (the homogeneous nucleation limit) [2]. However, in atmospheric contexts, the presence of dissolved salts, organic contaminants, or dust particles often reduces this limit slightly, though signif…