A review of VOF methods for simulating bubble dynamics

C Mulbah, C Kang, N Mao, W Zhang, AR Shaikh… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bubbly flow is encountered in many industrial processes. Numerical efforts dedicated to
the explanation of the bubbly flow physics have never been overemphasized. Based on the …

A review of numerical investigation on pool boiling

H Jiang, Y Liu, H Chu - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2023 - Springer
The rapid development of industrial technology and the increasing computational power
have provided the possibility to improve the accuracy of multiphase flow field simulation …

The effect of surface wettability on flow boiling characteristics within microchannels

K Vontas, M Andredaki, A Georgoulas, N Miché… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of flow boiling within micro-passages plays a very important role in many
industrial applications. However, there is still a lack of understanding of the effect of an …

Recent advances in CFD simulations of multiphase flow processes with phase change

SJ Li, LT Zhu, XB Zhang, ZH Luo - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phase change is a phenomenon that has been extensively utilized in chemical engineering,
energy, electronics, vehicle, and space exploration. From both the science and engineering …

Effects of difference in wettability level of biphilic patterns on copper tubes in pool boiling heat transfer

HC Cheng, ZX Jiang, TL Chang, PH Chen - Experimental Thermal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigated pool boiling heat transfer on copper tubes for
superhydrophilic surfaces with square patterns of different wettability levels. Deionized (DI) …

Fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannel devices for cooling applications: Experimental and numerical approaches

P Pontes, I Gonçalves, M Andredaki… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microchannel heat sinks are pointed to have a great potential in cooling systems. This paper
presents a systematic study to develop a microchannel heat sink to be used in cooling …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale modelling of boiling heat transfer: Exploring the applicability of an enhanced volume of fluid method in sub-micron scales

B Chakraborty, M Gallo, M Marengo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of technology has led to a significant increase in thermal loads, thus
presenting new challenges in heat dissipation. Traditional single-phase cooling systems are …

A new pool boiling heat transfer correlation for wetting dielectric fluids on metal foams

LL Manetti, ASOH Moita, EM Cardoso - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Porous structures, as metal foams, can enhance the heat transfer performance. For a safe
industrial application, a predictive model for both heat transfer coefficient and maximum heat …

The effect of channel aspect ratio on flow boiling characteristics within rectangular micro-passages

M Andredaki, K Vontas, A Georgoulas, N Miché… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present paper, a fundamental analysis on the effect of the channel aspect ratio on the
bubble dynamics and heat transfer characteristics for the early transient stages of the bubble …

Thermal atomization during droplet impingement on superhydrophobic surfaces: Influence of Weber number and micropost array configuration

P Emerson, J Crockett, D Maynes - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental study of thermal atomization intensity during droplet impingement on
superheated hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces of varying microstructure was …