The Heater Size and Viscosity Effects on Thermal Bubble Growth and Dynamics after Departure

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A single bubble growth after boiling in square vertical tube is studied numerically to better understand bubble formation factors and as well as its moving behavior after departure. The effects of heating surface area and viscosity of fluid are investigate with nucleation time, bubble departure time, bubble dimension as well as boiling curve. The study indicate that the larger heating surface area, the smaller bubble departure diameter and higher nucleation frequency. The larger of viscosity of fluid, the smaller moving deviation from central axis after bubble departure and smaller deformation of the bubble.

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