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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2024

Artyom Kossolapov ,
Matthew T. Hughes Open the ORCID record for Matthew T. Hughes [Opens in a new window] ,
Bren Phillips  and
Matteo Bucci Open the ORCID record for Matteo Bucci [Opens in a new window]
Artyom Kossolapov
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Matthew T. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Bren Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Matteo Bucci*
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: mbucci@mit.edu
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Abstract

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 ($6\,\mathrm {\mu }{\rm m}$) and temporal ($33\,\mathrm {\mu }{\rm s}$) resolutions, 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 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 the 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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Drops and Bubbles: Bubble dynamics Drops and Bubbles: Boiling

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 987 , 25 May 2024 , A35
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