Applications of nucleate boiling in renewable energy and thermal management and recent advances in modeling——a review
Notwithstanding the gradual substitution of conventional fossil fuels with sustainable
energies, the enduring relevance of nucleate boiling persists, owing to its remarkable …
energies, the enduring relevance of nucleate boiling persists, owing to its remarkable …
Investigation of subcooled flow boiling and CHF using high-resolution diagnostics
A Richenderfer, A Kossolapov, JH Seong… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present an experimental methodology that enables accurate measurement of
fundamental subcooled flow boiling quantities, such as nucleation site density, bubble …
fundamental subcooled flow boiling quantities, such as nucleation site density, bubble …
Percolative scale-free behavior in the boiling crisis
We present the first experimental observations of scale-free behavior in the bubble footprint
distribution during the boiling crisis of water, in pool and flow boiling conditions. We …
distribution during the boiling crisis of water, in pool and flow boiling conditions. We …
The not-so-subtle flaws of the force balance approach to predict the departure of bubbles in boiling heat transfer
We present a critical evaluation of the force balance approach in predicting the departure of
rapidly growing bubbles from a boiling surface. To this end, we conduct separate effect …
rapidly growing bubbles from a boiling surface. To this end, we conduct separate effect …
Investigation of flow boiling heat transfer and boiling crisis on a rough surface using infrared thermometry
We design and build a special heater to enable infrared investigations of boiling heat
transfer on surfaces featuring the typical roughness and scratch pattern of commercial-grade …
transfer on surfaces featuring the typical roughness and scratch pattern of commercial-grade …
Enhanced pool boiling of ethanol on wettability-patterned surfaces
B Shen, T Hamazaki, W Ma, N Iwata, S Hidaka… - Applied thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the considerably reduced boiling point, organic fluids such as ethanol provide an
attractive alternative to water as the working fluid in two-phase thermal management …
attractive alternative to water as the working fluid in two-phase thermal management …
Effect of PVD-coated chromium on the subcooled flow boiling performance of nuclear reactor cladding materials
We elucidate the separate effect of a thin Cr coating deposited by physical vapor deposition
(PVD) on the subcooled flow boiling performance of zircaloy-4. First, we run flow boiling …
(PVD) on the subcooled flow boiling performance of zircaloy-4. First, we run flow boiling …
Development of flow boiling mechanism model and its application to rectangular narrow channel under atmosphere pressure
R Zhang, Z Du, T Ren, J Shi, J Cheng - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Bubble sliding is an important phenomenon in subcooled flow boiling that contributes
significantly to overall heat transfer, especially in geometrically constrained geometries …
significantly to overall heat transfer, especially in geometrically constrained geometries …
Progress in multiphase computational fluid dynamics
RT Lahey Jr, E Baglietto, IA Bolotnov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is primarily concerned with the development of three dimensional (3-D)
multiphase computational fluid dynamics models for use in Pressurized Water Nuclear …
multiphase computational fluid dynamics models for use in Pressurized Water Nuclear …
Bubble growth and departure behavior in subcooled flow boiling regime
Understanding the detailed dynamics of bubble ebullition cycle is central to effectively
exploit coolant phase change in subcooled flow boiling. In the present study, the bubble …
exploit coolant phase change in subcooled flow boiling. In the present study, the bubble …