Boiling heat transfer from inclined surfaces is examined and an analytical model of bubble growth and nucleate boiling is presented. The model predicts the average heat flux during nucleate boiling by considering alternating near-wall liquid and vapor periods. It expresses the heat flux in terms of the bubble departure diameter, frequency and duration of contact with the heating surface. Experiments were conducted over a wide range of upward and downward-facing surface orientations and the results were compared to model predictions. More active microlayer agitation and mixing along the surface as well as more frequent bubble sweeps along the heating surface provide the key reasons for more effective heat transfer with downward facing surfaces as compared to upward facing cases. Additional aspects of the role of surface inclination on boiling dynamics are quantified and discussed.
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Near-Wall Microlayer Evaporation Analysis and Experimental Study of Nucleate Pool Boiling on Inclined Surfaces
G. F. Naterer,
G. F. Naterer
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay P7B 5E1 Canada
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W. Hendradjit,
W. Hendradjit
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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K. J. Ahn,
K. J. Ahn
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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J. E. S. Venart
J. E. S. Venart
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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G. F. Naterer
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay P7B 5E1 Canada
W. Hendradjit
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
K. J. Ahn
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
J. E. S. Venart
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
J. Heat Transfer. Aug 1998, 120(3): 641-653 (13 pages)
Published Online: August 1, 1998
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Received:
July 16, 1997
Revised:
April 23, 1998
Online:
December 5, 2007
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Naterer, G. F., Hendradjit, W., Ahn, K. J., and Venart, J. E. S. (August 1, 1998). "Near-Wall Microlayer Evaporation Analysis and Experimental Study of Nucleate Pool Boiling on Inclined Surfaces." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. August 1998; 120(3): 641–653. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2824329
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