Unraveling low nucleation temperatures in pool boiling through fluctuating hydrodynamics simulations
- Submitting institution
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University of Brighton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 14300243
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103356
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Multiphase Flow
- Article number
- 103356
- First page
- 1
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0301-9322
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2020
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- In numerical simulations of boiling, the spontaneous appearance of vapour bubbles is one of the most critical features to be addressed. Capturing bubble formation during the dynamics, instead of patching vapour regions as initial conditions, is crucial for the correct evaluation of nucleation rates and nucleation site density. This research is significant because it couples for the first time the diffuse interface modelling for vapour-liquid systems with Fluctuating Hydrodynamics Theory to properly address dynamic bubble formation and growth, and to analyse the detailed nucleation mechanism during boiling inception. This is a key outcome of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship 836693.
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- Non-English
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