Encyclopedia

nucleate boiling

Also found in: Wikipedia.

nucleate boiling

[′nü·klē‚āt ′bȯil·iŋ]
(chemical engineering)
Boiling in which bubble formation is at the liquid-solid interface rather than from external or mechanical devices; occurs in kettle-type and natural-circulation heaters or reboilers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
However, the heat transfer soon transits to nucleate boiling after the outer temperature of CT exceeding the boiling point.
Nucleate boiling was significant in R32 and R410A for the whole quality range.
Micro- and nanostructures on a dull surface increase the number of nucleation sites, reduce the onset of nucleate boiling, and change a single-phase region into a two-phase region, all of which contribute to nucleate boiling [10].
Bubble growth is mainly controlled by the momentum exchange between liquid and bubble after nucleate boiling being started on heated surface then the bubble growth is due to evaporation through liquid vapor interface.
But being no expert, I asked Bob Critoph, engineering professor at the University of Warwick, if EnergySaver could achieve these savings through more efficient "nucleate boiling".
The contributors investigate radiative heat transfer across molten mold flux film during the continuous casting of steels, the influence of microstructures on nucleate boiling processes, carbon nanotubes suspended in ethylene glycol yield nanofluids, waste energy recovery in a diesel engine exhaust system, the efficacy of greenhouse gas forcing and solar forcing, and energy balance within an unmanned air vehicle wing fuel tank.
These range from 2,000 to 7,000 Btuh/[ft.sup.2]/deg-F (10 to 40 W/[m.sup.2]K) in the nucleate boiling regime.
Research on bubble growth has been carried out systemically based on the nucleate boiling phenomena [12-15].
They believed that nucleate boiling heat transfer was the main contribution, particularly at the low quality region.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.