flaking


flaking

[′flāk·iŋ] (chemical engineering) Continuous process operation to remove heat from material in the liquid state to cause its solidification. (engineering) Reducing or separating into flakes. frosting (mining engineering) Breaking small chips from the face of a refractory, particularly chrome ore containing refractories.

flaking

The loss of adhesion and cohesion of a paint film accompanied by peeling.