Nucleation in superheated argon, krypton and xenon liquids

Studies of nucleation and heat transfer in liquid helium isotopes 3 and 4

“…xenon, and have found good agreement with theory (Skripov 1979, Kaverin 1980, Baidakov 1981. However, it is important to note that both Skripov's work and our studies were restricted to the regime of positive pressure.…”

“…Indeed, the magnitude of these deviations has been simply scaled to the de Boer parameter in a quantum extension to this theory of corresponding states (Sinha 1982b). One of the successes of this approach was the prediction of the homogeneous nucleation temperatures and other properties (Sinha 1982c) (Skripov 1979, Apfel 1971).…”

Nanosecond Imaging of Microboiling Behavior on Pulsed-Heated Au Films Modified with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Self-Assembled Monolayers

“…When a solid surface is immersed in a liquid and heated at rates of several hundred million degrees per second, bubble nucleation can occur at superheat conditions close to predictions of homogeneous nucleation theory. − Such rapid evaporation at the superheat limit occurs in thermal ink-jet printing processes, and it has been explored for its potential to move fluids in microfluidic devices. , In these applications, bubble morphology and growth rate determine the effectiveness of phase change to control the process under consideration. Since bubble nucleation at the superheat limit typically occurs on the order of microseconds for pure fluids at pressures near atmospheric, the ability to resolve time down to nanoseconds is required to capture details of the bubble morphology during rapid evaporation.…”

Adiabatic nucleation in the liquid–vapor phase transition

“…Figure 2 shows experimental points of maximum supersaturation of 18 liquids, 24,25 grouped following their acentric factors. The acentric factor ͑in parentheses͒ is the additional parameter ͑in relation to van der Waals' equation͒ which is introduced in Peng-Robinson's equation: Ar ͑0.001͒, [26][27][28] Kr ͑0.005͒, 27 Xe ͑0.008͒, 27 CH 4 (0.011), 29 O 2 (0.025), 29 57 The lines on the right side are superpositions of the spinodal lines, corresponding to the experimental points and calculated by Peng-Robinson's equation of state, and the linewidth covers all these spinodals. The lines on the left side are similarly superpositions of the coexistence curves, corresponding to the experimental points and calculated by Peng-Robinson's equation of state, the linewidth covers all these coexistence curves, too.…”