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Thermophysics and Aeromechanics

2016 year, number 4

Geometry of the vapor phase in explosive near-wall boiling-up

P.A. Pavlov
Institute of Thermophysics of Ural Branch RAS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
E-mail: pavpav@nm.ru
Keywords: boiling, condensation, fluctuation nucleation, wetting line, dry area
Pages: 543–552

Abstract

Methods for calculating the geometric characteristics of the vapor phase in explosive wall boiling-up processes on a metal wall are analyzed. A monotonic growth of superheat in the liquid above the equilibrium evaporation temperature is specified. We show that the choice of the model for bubble interaction has a profound influence on the geometric characteristics which define the value of the heat flux. Computer simulation was employed to obtain the dependence of dry area on time in two interaction models. We have found that, for a model with instantaneous bubble coalescence, the dry area can be evaluated by the Kolmogorov formula using a correction factor for the most probable triple interaction. An approximation of the distribution length of wetting line over the lifetime of wetting-line segments is obtained. The possibility of using the obtained data for calculation of rapid condensation is analyzed.

DOI: 10.1134/S0869864316040077