In this work a mechanistic model has been developed for the wall heat flux partitioning during subcooled flow boiling. The premise of the proposed model is that the entire energy from the wall is first transferred to the superheated liquid layer adjacent to the wall. A fraction of this energy is then utilized for vapor generation, while the rest of the energy is utilized for sensible heating of the bulk liquid. The contribution of each of the mechanisms for transfer of heat to the liquid—forced convection and transient conduction, as well as the energy transport associated with vapor generation has been quantified in terms of nucleation site densities, bubble departure and lift-off diameters, bubble release frequency, flow parameters like velocity, inlet subcooling, wall superheat, and fluid and surface properties including system pressure. To support the model development, subcooled flow boiling experiments were conducted at pressures of 1.03–3.2 bar for a wide range of mass fluxes heat fluxes and for contact angles varying from to The model developed shows that the transient conduction component can become the dominant mode of heat transfer at very high superheats and, hence, velocity does not have much effect at high superheats. This is particularly true when boiling approaches fully developed nucleate boiling. Also, the model developed allows prediction of the wall superheat as a function of the applied heat flux or axial distance along the flow direction.
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Wall Heat Flux Partitioning During Subcooled Flow Boiling: Part 1—Model Development
Nilanjana Basu,
Nilanjana Basu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
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Gopinath R. Warrier,
Gopinath R. Warrier
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
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Vijay K. Dhir
e-mail: vdhir@seas.ucla.edu
Vijay K. Dhir
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
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Nilanjana Basu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
Gopinath R. Warrier
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
Vijay K. Dhir
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
e-mail: vdhir@seas.ucla.edu
Manuscript received December 12, 2003; revision received August 31, 2004. Review conducted by: M. Jensen.
J. Heat Transfer. Feb 2005, 127(2): 131-140 (10 pages)
Published Online: March 15, 2005
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December 12, 2003
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August 31, 2004
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March 15, 2005
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Basu, N., Warrier , G. R., and Dhir, V. K. (March 15, 2005). "Wall Heat Flux Partitioning During Subcooled Flow Boiling: Part 1—Model Development." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. February 2005; 127(2): 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1842784
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