Cluster dynamics and fictitious boiling in microchannels
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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 43 (23): 4259-4265
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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
23
Pages
4259-4265
Date Issued
2000
Date
2000
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Abstract
Bubble nucleation could hardly be noted in microscale boiling systems even under high heat flux, denoting as the fictitious boiling phenomenon. We investigated in this work the role of perturbations on the dynamics of clusters, whence developing the physical interpretation of the fictitious boiling commonly observed in microscale boiling. Both the effects of internal and external perturbations were examined. The external perturbations could markedly depress the development of clusters, thereby correlating with the bubble-extinction characteristic noted in fictitious boiling. A pressure fluctuation model was proposed to provide a criterion to the occurrence of fictitious boiling. Bubble nucleation could hardly be noted in microscale boiling systems even under high heat flux, denoting as the fictitious boiling phenomenon. We investigated in this work the role of perturbations on the dynamics of clusters, whence developing the physical interpretation of the fictitious boiling commonly observed in microscale boiling. Both the effects of internal and external perturbations were examined. The external perturbations could markedly depress the development of clusters, thereby correlating with the bubble-extinction characteristic noted in fictitious boiling. A pressure fluctuation model was proposed to provide a criterion to the occurrence of fictitious boiling. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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