Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Abstract:
A new model is developed to describe the heat transfer mechanism in nucleate pool boiling on a microconfigured composite surface. Both the microlayer and macrolayer thickness are determined from the model. This model can be extended to explain the nucleate boiling on plain surfaces. The enhancement mechanisms of heat transfer for the nucleate boiling on the microconfigured surface are analyzed.