Measurements of transient heat fluxes and vapour generation rates in water

Abstract

Transient energy transfer processes under conditions of acoustic and high pressure loading have been examined experimentally by the rapid laser heating of metal foils under water. Heat fluxes and vapour layer thicknesses have been deduced for the metal temperature range 100–1000°C with water subcoolings between 20 and 290°C. The data obtained permit a description of the energy transfer processes to be made for a wide range of conditions.