Experimental evidence of the vapor recoil mechanism in the boiling crisis

Vadim Nikolayev (1, 2) , D. Beysens (1, 2) , D. Chatain (1)

1 SBT - Service des Basses Températures
2 PMMH - Physique et mécanique des milieux hétérogenes (UMR 7636)

The boiling crisis, called also the “Departure from Nucleate Boiling” (DNB), is a transition from nucleate to film boiling. It is highly important for industrial applications of high heat flux boiling because of the rapid heat transfer fall at the moment of transition.

Domaines: Dynamique des Fluides [physics.flu-dyn]; Thermique [physics.class-ph]

Vadim Nikolayev, D. Beysens, D. Chatain. Experimental evidence of the vapor recoil mechanism in the boiling crisis. 2006, Brussels, Belgium. pp.70-71. ⟨hal-00163398⟩