A study has been conducted to examine the effects of macroscale, microscale, and nanoscale surface modifications in water pool boiling heat transfer and to determine the effects of combining the multiple scales. Nanostructured surfaces were created by acid etching, while microscale and macroscale surfaces were manufactured through a sintering process. Six structures were studied as individual and/or collectively integrated surfaces: polished plain, flat nanostructured, flat porous, modulated porous, nanostructured flat porous, and nanostructured modulated porous. Boiling performance was measured in terms of critical heat flux (CHF) and heat transfer coefficient (HTC). Both HTC and CHF have been greatly improved on all modified surfaces compared to the polished baseline. The CHF and HTC of the hybrid multiscale modulated porous surface have achieved the most significant improvements of 350% and 200% over the polished plain surface, respectively. Nanoscale, microscale, and macroscale integrated surfaces have been proven to have the most significant improvements on HTC and CHF. Experimental results were compared to the predictions of a variety of theoretical models with an attempt to evaluate both microscale and nanoscale models. It was concluded that models for both microscale and nanoscale structured surfaces needed to be further developed to be able to have good quantitative predictions of CHFs on structured surfaces.
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ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 14–20, 2014
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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978-0-7918-4956-9
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A Systematic Study of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Multiscale Structured Surfaces
Russell P. Rioux,
Russell P. Rioux
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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Eric C. Nolan,
Eric C. Nolan
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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Calvin H. Li
Calvin H. Li
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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Russell P. Rioux
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Eric C. Nolan
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Calvin H. Li
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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IMECE2014-36236, V08BT10A040; 12 pages
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March 13, 2015
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Rioux, RP, Nolan, EC, & Li, CH. "A Systematic Study of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Multiscale Structured Surfaces." Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 8B: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 14–20, 2014. V08BT10A040. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2014-36236
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