Numerical investigation of boiling model parameters for nanofluids
YUAN Yang1,2, LI Xiangdong2, TU Jiyuan1,2
1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Reactor Engineering and Safety of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
2. School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Victoria 3083, Australia
Abstract：The lack of accurate boiling heat transfer models for nanofluids limits their applications in industrial systems. This study describes the mechanisms for nucleate pool boiling of nanofluids based on experimental results in the literature. New closure correlations are given for the nucleate boiling parameters to improve the classical heat flux partitioning model. The numerical results agree well with available experimental data. The most important task when modeling nucleate boiling of nanofluids is to accurately predict the effects of the surface wettability and surface morphology caused by the nano-coating on the bubble nucleation, growth and departure from the heater surface.
袁杨, 李祥东, 屠基元. 纳米流体沸腾模型中某些物理参数的理论探讨[J]. 清华大学学报（自然科学版）, 2015, 55(7): 815-820.
YUAN Yang, LI Xiangdong, TU Jiyuan. Numerical investigation of boiling model parameters for nanofluids. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), 2015, 55(7): 815-820.
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