Abstract
It is recognized that the nucleate pool boiling data available in literature are mainly related to four known correlations, each differs from the other by a varying magnitude of constant coefficients, depending on restrictive experimental conditions. The present work is concerned in developing an empirically generalized correlation, which covers the entire range of nucleate boiling with a minimum possible deviation from experimental data. The least squares multiple regression technique is used to evaluate the best coefficient value used in the correlations. An empirical correlation that fits a broader scope of available data has been developed by a non-linear solution technique leading to the following equation: where the coefficients R1 and R3 both represent the effect of surface-liquid combination. They are assessed independently for the used surface material and liquid.
Highlights
Boiling is a complex process and an intensive work is needed for its understanding
It is recognized that the nucleate pool boiling data available in literature are mainly related to four known correlations, each differs from the other by a varying magnitude of constant coefficients, depending on restrictive experimental conditions
Boiling heat transfer studied earlier indicated that several variables are important in nucleate boiling such as pressure, fluid properties, surface condition, boiling temperature, kind and relative amount of impurities
Summary
Boiling is a complex process and an intensive work is needed for its understanding. Within the last decades, several nucleate boiling models were formulated and could be grouped in two main categories: a) Bubble Agitation Models and b) Macro/Micro Layer Evaporation Models.The bubble agitation models are based on the principle of agitating the liquid, but they carry away little heat. Boiling is a complex process and an intensive work is needed for its understanding. Several nucleate boiling models were formulated and could be grouped in two main categories: a) Bubble Agitation Models and b) Macro/Micro Layer Evaporation Models. The bubble agitation models are based on the principle of agitating the liquid, but they carry away little heat. The heat transfer is considered within the turbulent forced convection. The obtained empirical pool boiling heat transfer models employ dimensionless groups based on both fluid and solid properties while the main constant in the model is found to depend on the geometry of the heater. The models found in literature are useful within the range of database used in developing their derivation
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