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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Volume 53, Issue 23-24, Pages 5199-5208Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.07.040
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Pool boiling; Nanocoating; Parametric study; Critical Heat Flux; Boiling heat transfer
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Parametric tests were experimentally conducted to observe the role of average nanoparticle size, pressure, heater orientation, and heater size during pool boiling of water using Al2O3 nanoparticle coated flat heaters. Results indicate that pool boiling performance is dependent on the parameters tested, except the nanoparticle size, for both uncoated and nanocoated surfaces. The nanoparticle coated heater consistently produced dramatic Critical Heat Flux enhancement relative to the uncoated surface at all tested conditions. It was postulated that the better wettability in the nanocoating, especially its ability to continuously rewet the base of the growing bubbles, was the main cause of enhancement. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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