Pressure on the material
Applications of high hydrostatic pressures in the agr-food industry
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Pressure on the material
Applications of high hydrostatic pressures in the agr-food industry

Authors : Jean-Marie PERRIER-CORNET, Marwen MOUSSA, Patrick GERVAIS

Publication date: March 10, 2009 | Lire en français

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3. Pressure on the material

3.1 General principles and consequences for the material

The effects of pressure on matter follow Le CHATELIER-BRAUN's principle, which can be stated as follows: "If a thing can decrease in volume, it will contract if compressed". This reduction can be achieved either by molecules simply moving closer together, or by a chemical reaction between molecules, or even by intramolecular contraction between the constituent atoms.

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3.1.1 Compression and dense states

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