Journal article
Lateral coalescence of bubbles in the presence of a DC electric field
Abstract
In this work, the influence of electrohydrodynamic forces on lateral bubble coalescence during nucleate pool boiling is investigated. An experimental pool boiling test facility was used with n-pentane as the working fluid. Boiling took place atop a polished copper surface on which two artificial nucleation sites were fabricated. The nucleation sites were 180μm in diameter and 500μm deep with a centre-to-centre spacing of 660μm. Two …
Authors
Siedel S; Cioulachtjian S; Robinson AJ; Bonjour J
Journal
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 76, , pp. 127–132
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.05.001
ISSN
0735-1933