Mesoscopic insights into effects of electric field on pool boiling for leaky dielectric fluids

被引：0

作者：

Geng Wang ^{[1
]}

Junyu Yang ^{[2
]}

Timan Lei ^{[3
]}

Linlin Fei ^{[4
]}

Xiao Zhao ^{[1
]}

Jianfu Zhao ^{[1
]}

Kai Li ^{[5
]}

Kai H. Luo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] National Microgravity Laboratory, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

[2] Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

[3] Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London

[4] Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi’an

[5] School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

来源：

Communications Physics | / 8卷 / 1期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/s42005-025-02102-4

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

The electric field is known as an effective approach to improving pool boiling. However, there has been limited research on electric field-enhanced boiling of leaky dielectric fluids and the associated bubble dynamics. In this work, we employ a mesoscopic multiphase lattice Boltzmann method to perform large-scale three-dimensional simulations of electric field-enhanced pool boiling in leaky dielectric fluids. Our findings confirm that, compared to conventional pool boiling, electric field-enhanced pool boiling significantly increases heat transfer efficiency in the transition boiling regime. Furthermore, we propose a theoretical model based on the hydrodynamic theory that accurately predicts the heat flux across a wide range of operating parameters. Finally, we reveal size effects of the electric force on nucleation sites and rising bubbles, explaining the contrasting phenomena of bubble suppression and enhanced bubble detachment observed in electric field-enhanced boiling. The results of this study provide theoretical insight for optimizing phase‑change heat transfer efficiency. (Figure presented.). © The Author(s) 2025.

引用

共 54 条

[41] Quan X., Gao M., Cheng P., Li J., An experimental investigation of pool boiling heat transfer on smooth/rib surfaces under an electric field, Int. J. Heat. Mass Transf, 85, pp. 595-608, (2015)
[42] Unal H.C., Maximum bubble diameter, maximum rate during the subcooled nucleate flow boiling, Int. J. Heat. Mass Transf, 19, pp. 643-649, (1976)
[43] Zuber N., Hydrodynamic Aspects of Boiling Heat Transfer (United States Atomic Energy Commission, (1959)
[44] Diao Y.H., Guo L., Liu Y., Zhao Y.H., Wang S., Electric field effect on the bubble behavior and enhanced heat-transfer characteristic of a surface with rectangular microgrooves, Int. J. Heat. Mass Transf, 78, pp. 371-379, (2014)
[45] Dhir V.K., Liaw S.P., Framework for a unified model for nucleate and transition pool boiling, J. Heat. Transf, 111, pp. 739-746, (1989)
[46] Brosseau Q., Vlahovska P.M., Streaming from the equator of a drop in an external electric field, Phys. Rev. Lett, 119, (2017)
[47] Graffiedi M., Garivalis A.I., Di Marco P., Bucci M., Unraveling the mechanisms of nucleate boiling enhancement with electric fields using high-resolution optical diagnostics, Appl. Therm. Eng, 268, (2025)
[48] Garivalis A.I., Di Marco P., Isolated bubbles growing and detaching within an electric field in microgravity, Appl. Therm. Eng, 212, (2022)
[49] Li Q., Huang J.Y., Kang Q.J., On the temperature equation in a phase change pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann model, Int. J. Heat. Mass Transf, 127, pp. 1112-1113, (2018)
[50] Fei L., Yang J., Chen Y., Mo H., Luo K.H., Mesoscopic simulation of three-dimensional pool boiling based on a phase-change cascaded lattice Boltzmann method, Phys. Fluids, 32, (2020)

← 1 2 3 4 5 6 →