Abstract
This paper presents a setup for studying non-stationary heat exchange in liquid media on a scale of small times and sizes at high heat flux densities created using a high-speed precision power controller. A platinum wire with a diameter of 20μm and a length from 0.5 to 1cm is used as a probe. The heating time ranged from 1 to 300ms, and the heat flux densities from 1 to 20 MW/m2 were achieved in the experiments. Strictly specified conditions for heat release in the probe are confirmed by maintaining a constant power in a series of pulses with an accuracy of 0.05%. Acquiring a primary electrical signal of thermograms is synchronized with high-speed video recording, allowing an accurate relationship between the applied thermal load and the mechanics of processes in the studied liquid. The setup capabilities were shown by comparing the boiling patterns of a simple substance, such as ethanol, and a solution with a lower critical solution temperature, a 30 vol.% solution of polypropylene glycol-425 in water, which have similar thermograms. As a result, a qualitative difference between the heating and boiling patterns observed using high-speed video and the presented setup fitting its purpose has been shown.
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