Thermomechanical Homogenization in Steam Explosion

A steam explosion results from intense heat transfer when a thermolabile liquid phase comes into contact with a hot liquid. As a result of such contact, microdispersed fragmentation of a high-boiling liquid occurs. A mathematical model is proposed to describe the thermomechanical crushing process, considering the formation of a vapour layer at the interface between two phases and the force interaction concerning several simultaneously boiling particles of the dispersed phase.

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A steam explosion occurs when a thermolabile liquid phase contacts a hot liquid, resulting in microdispersed fragmentation of a high-boiling liquid. A mathematical model is proposed to describe the thermomechanical crushing process, considering the vapor layer formation at the interface between the two phases and the force interaction of several simultaneously boiling particles in the dispersed phase.