A Numerical Study of a Single Bubble Sliding on a Downward Facing Heating Surface Available to Purchase

In this study, a complete 3D numerical simulation of single bubble sliding on a downward facing heater surface is carried out. The continuity, momentum and energy equations are solved using finite difference method and the level-set method is used to capture the liquid-vapor interface. The shape of sliding bubble changes from initially spheroids, to ellipsoids and finally to bubble-cap. The temperature gradient downstream the sliding bubble is much larger than that upstream the bubble. This indicates the sliding bubble enhances the heat transfer significantly. The bubble shape and sliding distance predicted from numerical analysis is compared with the experimental data.