Modelling Microlayer Formation in Boiling Sodium

During boiling at a solid surface, it is often the case that a liquid layer of a few microns of thickness (’microlayer’) is formed beneath a bubble growing on the heated surface. Microlayers have been observed forming beneath bubbles in various transparent fluids, such as water and refrigerants, sub...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Giustini, Hyungdae Kim, Raad I. Issa, Michael J. Bluck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/4/213