Corrigendum to article “A kinetics-based universal model for single bubble growth and departure in nucleate pool boiling” International Journal of Multiphase Flow 105 (2018): 15-31

The effect of contact angle on the growth and departure of a single bubble on a horizontal heated surface during pool boiling under normal gravity conditions has been investigated using numerical simulations. The contact angle is varied by changing the Hamaker constant that defines the long-range forces. A finite difference scheme is used to solve the equations governing mass, momentum and energy in the vapor and liquid phases. The vapor-liquid interface is captured by the Level Set method, which is modified to include the influence of phase change at the liquid-vapor interface. The contact angle is varied from 1° to 90° and its effect on the bubble departure diameter and the bubble growth period are studied. Both water and PF5060 are used as test liquids. The contact angle is kept constant throughout the bubble growth and departure process. The effect of contact angle on the parameters like thermal boundary layer thickness, wall heat flux and heat flux from the microlayer under various conditions of superheats and subcoolings is also studied.

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Numerical simulation of single bubble growth and heat transfer considering multi-parameter influence during nucleate pool boiling of water

AIP Advances ◽

10.1063/5.0065877 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 125207

Author(s):

Jingwen Li ◽

Zhen Yang ◽

Yuanyuan Duan

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Numerical Simulation ◽

Bubble Growth ◽

Pool Boiling ◽

Single Bubble ◽

Nucleate Pool Boiling ◽

Parameter Influence

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BUBBLE GROWTH IN NUCLEATE POOL BOILING

10.1615/ihtc4.180 ◽

1970 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. G. Cooper ◽

R.M. Vijuk

Keyword(s):

Bubble Growth ◽

Pool Boiling ◽

Nucleate Pool Boiling

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The Mechanism of and Stability Criterion for Nucleate Pool Boiling of Sodium

Journal of Heat Transfer ◽

10.1115/1.3580161 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 315-328 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

I. Shai ◽

W. M. Rohsenow

Keyword(s):

Heat Flux ◽

Liquid Metals ◽

Bubble Formation ◽

Pool Boiling ◽

Heat Fluxes ◽

Nucleate Pool Boiling ◽

Thermal Layer ◽

Minimum Heat ◽

Bubble Growth And Departure ◽

Recorded Temperature

Experimental data for sodium boiling on horizontal surfaces containing artificial cavities at heat fluxes of 20,000 to 300,000 Btu/ft2 hr and pressures between 40 to 106 mm Hg were obtained. Observations are made for stable boiling, unstable boiling and “bumping.” Some recorded temperature variations in the solid close to the nucleating cavity are presented. It is suggested that for liquid metals the time for bubble growth and departure is a very small fraction of the total bubble cycle, hence the delay time during which a thermal layer grows is the most significant part of the process. On this basis the transient conduction heat transfer is solved for a periodic process, and the period time is found to be a function of the degree of superheat, the heat flux and the liquid thermal properties. A simplified model for stability of nucleate pool boiling of liquid metals is postulated from which the minimum heat flux for stable boiling can be found as a function of liquid-solid properties, liquid pressure, the degree of superheat, and the cavity radius and depth. At relatively low heat fluxes, convection currents have significant effects on the period time of bubble formation. An empirical correlation is proposed, which takes into account the convection effects, to match the experimental results.

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