Vapor bubbles

A Prosperetti - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the fundamental physics of vapor bubbles in liquids. Work on bubble
growth and condensation for stationary and translating bubbles is summarized and the …

Bridging Innovations of Phase Change Heat Transfer to Electrochemical Gas Evolution Reactions

L Zhang, R Iwata, Z Lu, X Wang, CD Díaz-Marín… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bubbles play a ubiquitous role in electrochemical gas evolution reactions. However, a
mechanistic understanding of how bubbles affect the energy efficiency of electrochemical …

Flash vaporization surgical systems and method

G Mitchell, KJ Arnold - US Patent 8,881,735, 2014 - Google Patents
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[HTML][HTML] An improved cavitation model with thermodynamic effect and multiple cavitation regimes

W Li, Z Yu, S Kadam - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanical feed pumps in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power plants can suffer from
cavitation to lose their normal feeding performance or even damage. Cavitation models for …

Study on the behavior of single oxygen bubble regulated by salt concentration in photoelectrochemical water splitting

M Wang, T Nie, Y She, L Tao, X Luo, Q Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase of electrolyte resistance near the electrode due to bubble evolution is the main
obstacle to significantly improve the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting. The …

Viewing internal bubbling and microexplosions in combusting metal particles via x-ray phase contrast imaging

ER Wainwright, SV Lakshman, AFT Leong… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The combustion performance of metal particles for explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics,
and bio-agent defeat can be optimized by controlling the chemistry, size, and coatings of the …

Overcoming the heat transfer paradox: nano ridges induce “Pistol Bubbles” and reverse the boiling curve

J Xu, W Ye, X Yu, B Zhang - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
To increase the boiling heat transfer limit, we disrupted the previously nonevaporating
region and increased the vaporization activity of “inert” liquid molecules by introducing nano …

Visualization and experimental analysis of Geyser boiling phenomena in two-phase thermosyphons

NYL Pabón, JPF Mera, GSC Vieira… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Geyser Boiling Phenomenon (GBP) is commonly present in two-phase closed
thermosyphon operation. It is characterized by the violent formation of a vapor bubble at the …

A new flash boiling model for single droplet

X Xi, H Liu, M Jia, M Xie, H Yin - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of new flash boiling sub-models inside a droplet were proposed in this study.
Compared to the previous flash boiling model, the proposed model includes the classical …

Superhydrophobic Cones for Continuous Collection and Directional Transportation of CO2 Microbubbles in CO2 Supersaturated Solutions

X Xue, C Yu, J Wang, L Jiang - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Microbubbles are tiny bubbles with diameters below 50 μm. Because of their minute buoyant
force, the microbubbles stagnate in aqueous media for a long time, and they sometimes …