Authors: C Marcel F Bonetto A Clausse
Publish Date: 2010/09/02
Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-25
Abstract
Automata are entities defined by mathematical states that change following iterative rules representing neighborhood interactions A model of automata for pool boiling heat transfer simulation consisting in collections of virtual spheres that change their volumes and move around a certain environment is presented The approach is an alternative technique to describe the turbulent features of boiling phenomena such as interfacial topological transitions and fluidwall interaction The novel computer model presented here is able to capture the essential features underlying boiling heat transfer and crisis above a small heater showing good agreement with experimental data reported in the open literature
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