Journal article
Analysis of quasi-static vapour bubble shape during growth and departure
Abstract
In an effort to better understand the physical mechanisms responsible for pool boiling heat transfer, a numerical solution to the capillary equation is used to describe bubble shape evolution. Indeed, any analysis of thermal transport due to nucleate pool boiling requires bubble frequency and volume predictions, which are intimately linked to bubble shape. To this end, a numerical treatment of the capillary equation is benchmarked to profiles …
Authors
Lesage FJ; Cotton JS; Robinson AJ
Journal
Physics of Fluids, Vol. 25, No. 6,
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Publication Date
June 1, 2013
DOI
10.1063/1.4809795
ISSN
1070-6631