Published November 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Analytic determination of the number of nucleation sites in nucleate boiling of liquids on real surfaces

Creators

  • 1. Polzunov Boiler and Turbine Inst., Leningrad (USSR)

Description

The solution of the problem of intersection with a level is used as the basis for the probabilistic approach to describing the microtopography of a real surface on the assumption that the number of its projections is equal to the number of its pits. In this way one determines the number of nucleation sites. Starting with determination of the stable size of the vapor-phase nucleus generated in pits of rough surfaces, numerical solutions are obtained for the number of nucleation sites. This number provides to be in satisfactory agreement with the experimental data on the boiling of water on various surfaces

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Heat Transfer - Soviet Research
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
6
Series
Heat Transfer - Sov. Res.
Journal Page Range
735-741
ISSN
0440-5749
CODEN
HTSRA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22055733
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LIQUIDS; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUCLEATION; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; SURFACES; VAPORS; WATER
Descriptors DEC
BOILING; COOLING SYSTEMS; DATA; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS