Bubble departure and sliding in high-pressure flow boiling of water

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Autori principali: Kossolapov, Artyom, Hughes, Matthew T., Phillips, Bren, Bucci, Matteo
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Pubblicazione: 2023
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author Kossolapov, Artyom
Hughes, Matthew T.
Phillips, Bren
Bucci, Matteo
author_facet Kossolapov, Artyom
Hughes, Matthew T.
Phillips, Bren
Bucci, Matteo
contents Bubble growth, departure and sliding in low-pressure flow boiling has received considerable attention in the past. However, most applications of boiling heat transfer rely on high-pressure flow boiling, for which very little is known, as experimental data are scarce and very difficult to obtain. In this work, we conduct an experiment using high-resolution optical techniques. By combining backlit shadowgraphy and phase-detection imaging, we track bubble shape and physical footprint with high spatial (6 $μ$m) and temporal (33 $μ$s) resolution, as well as bubble size and position as bubbles nucleate and slide on top of the heated surface. We show that at pressures above 1 MPa, bubbles grow in a heat-diffusion controlled regime and retain a spherical shape throughout the growth and sliding process. We analytically derive non-dimensional numbers to correlate bubble velocity and liquid velocity throughout the turbulent boundary layer and predict the sliding of bubbles on the surface, solely from physical properties and bubble growth rate. We also show that these non-dimensional solutions can be leveraged to formulate elementary criteria that predict the effect of pressure and flow rate on bubble departure diameter and growth time.
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spellingShingle Bubble departure and sliding in high-pressure flow boiling of water
Kossolapov, Artyom
Hughes, Matthew T.
Phillips, Bren
Bucci, Matteo
Fluid Dynamics
Bubble growth, departure and sliding in low-pressure flow boiling has received considerable attention in the past. However, most applications of boiling heat transfer rely on high-pressure flow boiling, for which very little is known, as experimental data are scarce and very difficult to obtain. In this work, we conduct an experiment using high-resolution optical techniques. By combining backlit shadowgraphy and phase-detection imaging, we track bubble shape and physical footprint with high spatial (6 $μ$m) and temporal (33 $μ$s) resolution, as well as bubble size and position as bubbles nucleate and slide on top of the heated surface. We show that at pressures above 1 MPa, bubbles grow in a heat-diffusion controlled regime and retain a spherical shape throughout the growth and sliding process. We analytically derive non-dimensional numbers to correlate bubble velocity and liquid velocity throughout the turbulent boundary layer and predict the sliding of bubbles on the surface, solely from physical properties and bubble growth rate. We also show that these non-dimensional solutions can be leveraged to formulate elementary criteria that predict the effect of pressure and flow rate on bubble departure diameter and growth time.
title Bubble departure and sliding in high-pressure flow boiling of water
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.12749