Direct numerical simulation of nucleate boiling with a resolved microlayer and conjugate heat transfer
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| author | Long, Tian Pan, Jieyun Cipriano, Edoardo Bucci, Matteo Zaleski, Stéphane |
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| contents | In this paper, a phase-change model based on a geometric Volume-of-Fluid (VOF) framework is extended to simulate nucleate boiling with a resolved microlayer and conjugate heat transfer. Heat conduction in both the fluid and solid domains is simultaneously solved, with Interfacial Heat-Transfer Resistance (IHTR) imposed. The present model is implemented in the open-source software Basilisk with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), which significantly improves computational efficiency. However, the approximate projection method required for AMR introduces strong oscillations within the microlayer due to intense heat and mass transfer. This issue is addressed using a ghost fluid method, allowing nucleate boiling experiments to be successfully replicated. Compared to previous literature studies, the computational cost is reduced by three orders of magnitude. The influence of contact angle is further investigated, revealing consistent thermodynamic effects across different contact angles. Finally, a complete bubble cycle from nucleation to detachment is simulated, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the open literature. Reasonable agreement with experimental data is achieved, enabling key factors affecting nucleate boiling simulations in the microlayer regime to be identified, which were previously obscured by limited simulation time. |
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| spellingShingle | Direct numerical simulation of nucleate boiling with a resolved microlayer and conjugate heat transfer Long, Tian Pan, Jieyun Cipriano, Edoardo Bucci, Matteo Zaleski, Stéphane Fluid Dynamics In this paper, a phase-change model based on a geometric Volume-of-Fluid (VOF) framework is extended to simulate nucleate boiling with a resolved microlayer and conjugate heat transfer. Heat conduction in both the fluid and solid domains is simultaneously solved, with Interfacial Heat-Transfer Resistance (IHTR) imposed. The present model is implemented in the open-source software Basilisk with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), which significantly improves computational efficiency. However, the approximate projection method required for AMR introduces strong oscillations within the microlayer due to intense heat and mass transfer. This issue is addressed using a ghost fluid method, allowing nucleate boiling experiments to be successfully replicated. Compared to previous literature studies, the computational cost is reduced by three orders of magnitude. The influence of contact angle is further investigated, revealing consistent thermodynamic effects across different contact angles. Finally, a complete bubble cycle from nucleation to detachment is simulated, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the open literature. Reasonable agreement with experimental data is achieved, enabling key factors affecting nucleate boiling simulations in the microlayer regime to be identified, which were previously obscured by limited simulation time. |
| title | Direct numerical simulation of nucleate boiling with a resolved microlayer and conjugate heat transfer |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.12171 |