Numerical Analysis of Kinetic Boundary Conditions at Net Evaporation/condensation Interfaces in Various Liquid Temperatures Based on Mean-field Kinetic Theory

This study aims to investigate the liquid temperature dependency of the kinetic boundary condition at a vapor-liquid interface in net evaporation/condensation. The numerical simulations based on the mean-field kinetic theory and the molecular gas dynamics in the cases of various liquid temperatures were carried out. We focused on two important issues for the kinetic boundary condition; one is to investigate the applicable limit of the kinetic boundary condition which is assumed to be the isotropic velocity distribution at the liquid temperature and the other is to estimate the value of the condensation coefficient included in the kinetic boundary condition. The simulation results showed that the applicable limit of the isotropic velocity distribution in net evaporation/condensation practically independent from the liquid temperature. Furthermore, the condensation coefficients in net evaporation/condensation depend significantly on the liquid temperature; the condensation coefficient is constant and equal to the evaporation coefficient in net evaporation, while, in net condensation, the condensation coefficient increases with the increase of the degree of nonequilibrium.