prill results!

[Nicolas Ward]

On 1/16/07, fictioneric at cluemail.com <fictioneric at cluemail.com> wrote:
> Fictioneers --
>
> A close round this time.  Although hard-pressed
> by Melissa at 10 points, Jean-Joseph takes it
> with 12 points.
>
> The real def was
>
> prill, n.  A small aggregate of material, most often a dry pellet,
>      formed by allowing drops of the prill substance to congeal in
>      mid-air by being dripped from the top of a prilling tower.
>
> Slightly rephrased by me from Wikipedia.  For more on prills, see here
>      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prill
> and here
>      http://www.gmfgouda.nl/jet-priller-gas/info-jet-priller-gas.html

That has to be one of the more interesting applications of free-fall
for manufacturing. Especially that it was figured out and used a long
time ago. No wonder I didn't buy it.

--Nick

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