Baba Farid College

Of Engineering
And Technology
Kamal Kant
Roll no. 509023
Uni. roll no . 90081124115
When the Iiquid is overheated in reIation to
saturation temperature , vapour bubbIe are
formed at the certain favourabIe spots caIIed
the nucIeation sites or the active sites ; these
may be surface irreguIaries , air bubbIes and
the particIes of dust these bubbIes grow to
certain size infIuenced by pressure
,temperature and surface tension at the Iiquid
vapour interface .
ubb|es form and co||apse on the surface
|tse|f
ubb|es form on the heated surface and
condensed |n the ||qu|d
ubb|es form break away from the heated
surface w|th |ncreas|ng |ntens|ty , |t he|ps
the rap|d evaporat|on
The bubble growth in the nucleation is greatly
influenced by the nature and conditions of the
surface and surface tension at the solid-liquid
interface. The surface tension signifies wetting
capability of the surface and any contamination of
the surface would affect its wetting capability. Hence
the size and shape of the bubbles is influenced.
And based on different wetting characteristics , the
typical vapour bubbles assume the shapes as
shown in the next picture.
ucleate Boiling of water at 1atm, Tsat=373.15K; liquid/vapor density ratio=1605;
viscosity ratio=23; thermal conductivity ratio=27; specific heat ratio=1; domain size:
10.5x10.5x15.75 mm; Wall superheat: 18K. 40x40x60 grid resolution
=vapour pressure
=liquid pressure
= surface tension
= radius of vapour bubble
Resultant pressure force =
Surface tension force =
Under the equilibrium conditions , the pressure
force is balanced by the surface tension force .
Thus
Where latent heat of vaporisation =
Vapour pressure inside the bubble =
Effective gas constant for vapour=
Or
Or
Considering a non condensible gas inside the
bubble exerting a pressure then
hence the equation becomes
this is the equilibrium relationship between the
bubble radius and the amount of superheat.
a bubble of radius r will grow if
otherwise
it will collapse. Here T
1
is the
temperature of the liquid surrounding the bubble.
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