On the numerical simulation of flow nucleate boiling using the volume of fluid method

The numerical simulation of flow boiling in a two-dimensional channel using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is investigated. The simulations were performed for a 500 x 38.1 mm two-dimensional channel with a constant temperature boundary condition at the heated walls. The inlet and outlet boundary conditions were set as mass flow and pressure outlet, respectively. The mass source terms due to phase change is incorporated via a User Defined …