Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Dynamics of a Single Bubble During Pool Boiling Under Constant and Time-Varying Reduced Gravity Conditions

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Abarajith ◽  
D. M. Qiu ◽  
V. K. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Single Bubble ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Reduced Gravity ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
Vapor Liquid

The numerical simulation and experimental validations of the growth and departure of a single bubble on a horizontal heated surface during pool boiling under reduced gravity conditions have been performed here. A finite difference scheme is used to solve the equations governing mass, momentum and energy in the vapor liquid phases. The vapor-liquid interface is captured by level set method, which is modified to include the influence of phase change at the liquid-vapor interface. The effects of reduced gravity conditions, wall superheat and liquid subcooling and system pressure on the bubble diameter and growth period have been studied. The simulations are also carried out under both constant and time-varying gravity conditions to benchmark the solution with the actual experimental conditions that existed during the parabolic flights of KC-135 aircraft. In the experiments, a single vapor bubble was produced on an artificial cavity, 10 μm in diameter microfabricated on the polished silicon wafer, the wafer was heated electrically from the back with miniature strain gage type heating elements in order to control the nucleation superheat. The bubble growth period and the bubble diameter predicted from the numerical simulations have been found to compare well with the data from experiments.

A Numerical Study of the Effect of Contact Angle on the Dynamics of a Single Bubble During Pool Boiling

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Abarajith ◽  
V. K. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Single Bubble ◽  
Liquid Phases ◽  
Bubble Growth And Departure

The effect of contact angle on the growth and departure of a single bubble on a horizontal heated surface during pool boiling under normal gravity conditions has been investigated using numerical simulations. The contact angle is varied by changing the Hamaker constant that defines the long-range forces. A finite difference scheme is used to solve the equations governing mass, momentum and energy in the vapor and liquid phases. The vapor-liquid interface is captured by the Level Set method, which is modified to include the influence of phase change at the liquid-vapor interface. The contact angle is varied from 1° to 90° and its effect on the bubble departure diameter and the bubble growth period are studied. Both water and PF5060 are used as test liquids. The contact angle is kept constant throughout the bubble growth and departure process. The effect of contact angle on the parameters like thermal boundary layer thickness, wall heat flux and heat flux from the microlayer under various conditions of superheats and subcoolings is also studied.

Self-Propelled Sliding Bubble Motion Induced by Surface Microstructure in Pool Boiling of a Dielectric Fluid Under Microgravity

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveenan Thiagarajan ◽  
Sushil H. Bhavnani ◽  
Vinod Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Bubble ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Bubble Nucleation ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Dielectric Fluid ◽  
Bubble Motion ◽  
Reduced Gravity ◽  
Modification Technique

This paper reports bubble dynamics observed during pool boiling over microstructures with an asymmetric saw-tooth cross section, under reduced gravity. The periodic saw-toothed ratchets etched on a silicon surface include fabricated vapor bubble nucleation sites only on the shallow slope. Reduced gravity pool boiling experiments were conducted aboard a Boeing 727 aircraft carrying out parabolic maneuvers. The fluid used was FC-72, a highly wetting dielectric fluid used as a coolant for electronics. Under microgravity, it was observed that the bubble diameters were six times larger than in terrestrial gravity. Also, self-propelled sliding bubble motion along the surface of the saw teeth was observed in reduced gravity. The velocity of the sliding bubbles across the saw teeth, following lateral departure from the cavities, was measured to be as high as 27.4 mm/s. A model for the sliding bubble motion is proposed by attributing it to the force due to pressure differences that arise in the liquid film between the vapor bubble and the saw-toothed heated surface. The pressure difference is due to difference in the radius of curvature of the interface between the crest and trough of the saw teeth. The surface modification technique, which resulted in the sliding bubble motion, has the potential to alleviate dry-out caused due to stagnant vapor bubbles over heat sources under microgravity when the buoyancy forces are negligible compared to the surface tension forces.

Sliding Bubble-Pumped Motion Induced by Surface Micro-Structure in Pool Boiling of a Dielectric Fluid Under Reduced Gravity

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveenan Thiagarajan ◽  
Sushil H. Bhavnani ◽  
Vinod Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Bubble ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Bubble Nucleation ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Dielectric Fluid ◽  
Bubble Motion ◽  
Reduced Gravity ◽  
Modification Technique

This paper reports bubble dynamics observed during pool boiling over micro-structures with an asymmetric saw-tooth cross-section, under reduced gravity. The periodic saw-toothed ratchets etched on a silicon surface include fabricated vapor bubble nucleation sites only on the shallow slope. Reduced gravity pool boiling experiments were conducted aboard a Boeing 727 aircraft (Zero-g Inc.) carrying out parabolic maneuvers to achieve reduced gravity. The fluid used was FC-72, a highly wetting dielectric fluid used as a coolant for electronics. Under microgravity, it was observed that the bubble diameters were six times larger than in terrestrial gravity. Also, self-propelled sliding bubble motion along the surface of the saw teeth was observed in reduced gravity. The velocity of the sliding bubbles across the saw teeth, following lateral departure from the cavities, was measured to be as high as 27.4 mm/s. A model for the sliding bubble motion is proposed by attributing it to the force due to pressure differences that arise in the liquid film between the vapor bubble and the saw-toothed heated surface. The pressure difference is due to difference in the radius of curvature of the interface between the crest and trough of the saw teeth. The surface modification technique has the potential to alleviate dry out caused due to vapor blanketing of heat sources in microgravity due to negligible buoyancy forces compared to the surface tension forces.

Experimental Study of Effect of Nucleation Site Size on Bubble Dynamics during Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 1596-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Najim ◽  
Anil R. Aacharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Nucleation Site ◽  
Hypodermic Needle ◽  
Nucleate Pool Boiling ◽  
Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

In this paper, effect of nucleation site size on bubble dynamics during nucleate pool boiling heat transfer in saturated water is studied experimentally. Single bubble was generated using right angle tip of a hypodermic needle as a nucleation site. The hypodermic needles were used of inner diameters 0.413mm, 0.514mm, and 0.603 mm with a constant depth of 25mm. The bubble dynamics was studied using SONY Cyber-shot DSC-H100 camera operating at 30 frames per second at atmospheric pressure and at a wall superheat of 5K. The results show that, bubble diameter, bubble height and bubble volume increases with increase in diameter of nucleation site. The bubble growth period is found to be dependent on nucleation site size, and it decreases with increase in diameter of nucleation site. This happens because as volume of vapor bubble increases, buoyancy force starts dominates the capillary force and bubble detaches earlier. Effect of nucleation site size on bubble departure diameter and bubble release frequency is also discussed.

Local Heat Flux Investigation During Pool Boiling Single Bubble Cycles Under Reduced Gravity

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fischer ◽  
S. Herbert ◽  
E. M. Slomski ◽  
P. Stephan ◽  
M. Oechsner
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Single Bubble ◽  
Reduced Gravity ◽  
Local Heat Flux

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Single Bubble Pool Boiling in Different Gravity Conditions

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Zhao ◽  
Z. D. Li ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
Jiachun Li ◽  
Song Fu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Single Bubble
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