Visualization and experimental analysis of Geyser boiling phenomena in two-phase thermosyphons
Autor: | Nelson Yurako Londoño Pabón, Gabriel Serafin Couto Vieira, Marcia B. H. Mantelli, Juan Pablo Florez Mera |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Test bench Materials science Mechanical Engineering Bubble Nucleation 02 engineering and technology Mechanics 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Boiling 0103 physical sciences Thermal Liquid bubble Thermosiphon 0210 nano-technology Intensity (heat transfer) |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 141:876-890 |
ISSN: | 0017-9310 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.06.052 |
Popis: | The Geyser Boiling Phenomenon (GBP) is commonly present in two-phase closed thermosyphon operation. It is characterized by the violent formation of a vapor bubble at the beginning of each intermittent boiling cycle. Given the nature of this type of boiling, the thermal performance of the thermosyphon is reduced and unwanted vibrations are perceived. In this work, the GBP was experimentally studied. A test bench comprised of a glass thermosyphon with a punctual heater was designed to favor the nucleation of a single bubble in a predetermined location. A high-speed camera allowed the qualitative analysis of bubble formation and sensors installed inside the thermosyphon allowed for the quantitative characterization of the phenomena. The analysis presented is concentrated on the bubble nucleation, growth and burst. The mechanisms that act during its formation are theorized. The reasons for the intensity of the bubble burst are presented, as well as a criterion to differentiate GBP from other kinds of boiling. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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