Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Explosive boiling is a fast-phase transition from an ultra-thin liquid film to vapor under an extremely high heat flux, which typically has been studied using the molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) method. The present MDS study investigated the explosive boiling of a liquid argon nanofilm over diff...
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| description | Explosive boiling is a fast-phase transition from an ultra-thin liquid film to vapor under an extremely high heat flux, which typically has been studied using the molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) method. The present MDS study investigated the explosive boiling of a liquid argon nanofilm over different solid copper surfaces with different nanowall patterns, including parallel and cross nanowalls. For each surface, atomic motion trajectories, the number of liquid and vapor argon atoms, heat flux, and, mainly, the onset time of explosive boiling were investigated. The simulation results indicated that explosive boiling occurs earlier on parallel and cross nanowall surfaces than on an ideally smooth surface, regardless of the topology and configuration of the nanowalls. Moreover, the results revealed that by using the cross nanowall surfaces, the onset time of explosive boiling decreased by 0.7–4% compared to the parallel nanowall surfaces. In addition, it was found that the onset time of explosive boiling strongly depends on the potential energy barrier and the movement space between nanowalls for both parallel and cross nanowall surfaces. Furthermore, the simulation findings showed that even though increasing the height of cross nanowalls increases the heat flux and temperature of the fluid argon domain, it does not necessarily result in a shorter onset time for explosive boiling. These findings demonstrate the capability of cross nanowall surfaces for explosive boiling, thereby being utilized in future surface design for thermal management applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5b132b1f3bc490c809fa9743d3191b92024-03-12T16:43:22ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-02-01175110710.3390/en17051107Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics StudyRasoul Fallahzadeh0Fabio Bozzoli1Luca Cattani2Muhammad Waheed Azam3Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyExplosive boiling is a fast-phase transition from an ultra-thin liquid film to vapor under an extremely high heat flux, which typically has been studied using the molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) method. The present MDS study investigated the explosive boiling of a liquid argon nanofilm over different solid copper surfaces with different nanowall patterns, including parallel and cross nanowalls. For each surface, atomic motion trajectories, the number of liquid and vapor argon atoms, heat flux, and, mainly, the onset time of explosive boiling were investigated. The simulation results indicated that explosive boiling occurs earlier on parallel and cross nanowall surfaces than on an ideally smooth surface, regardless of the topology and configuration of the nanowalls. Moreover, the results revealed that by using the cross nanowall surfaces, the onset time of explosive boiling decreased by 0.7–4% compared to the parallel nanowall surfaces. In addition, it was found that the onset time of explosive boiling strongly depends on the potential energy barrier and the movement space between nanowalls for both parallel and cross nanowall surfaces. Furthermore, the simulation findings showed that even though increasing the height of cross nanowalls increases the heat flux and temperature of the fluid argon domain, it does not necessarily result in a shorter onset time for explosive boiling. These findings demonstrate the capability of cross nanowall surfaces for explosive boiling, thereby being utilized in future surface design for thermal management applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/5/1107explosive boilingmolecular dynamics simulationliquid nanofilmnanostructured surfaceonset time |
| spellingShingle | Rasoul Fallahzadeh Fabio Bozzoli Luca Cattani Muhammad Waheed Azam Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study Energies explosive boiling molecular dynamics simulation liquid nanofilm nanostructured surface onset time |
| title | Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study |
| title_full | Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study |
| title_short | Effect of Cross Nanowall Surface on the Onset Time of Explosive Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study |
| title_sort | effect of cross nanowall surface on the onset time of explosive boiling a molecular dynamics study |
| topic | explosive boiling molecular dynamics simulation liquid nanofilm nanostructured surface onset time |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/5/1107 |
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