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Area of Science:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Phase Transitions

Background:

  • Boiling crisis signifies a transition from nucleate to film boiling at critical heat flux (CHF).
  • Traditional studies face challenges due to high CHF and rapid transition dynamics (under 1 ms).
  • Experiments in hydrogen near its critical point offer a unique opportunity to study low CHF and slow dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate boiling crisis phenomena under conditions of low critical heat flux and slow dynamics.
  • To analyze the structure and behavior of dry spots preceding boiling crisis.
  • To examine the influence of reduced gravity on boiling crisis dynamics and critical heat flux.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments conducted using two-phase hydrogen near its liquid-vapor critical point.
  • Artificial weightlessness achieved by compensating gravity with magnetic forces in reduced gravity.
  • High-resolution observation and statistical analysis of dry spot formation and fractal structures.

Main Results:

  • Revealed a fractal structure in the contour of dry areas preceding the boiling crisis.
  • Confirmed boiling crisis in zero gravity as a scale-free phenomenon through statistical analysis of dry spot areas.
  • Observed that saturated boiling critical heat flux tends towards zero in zero gravity, aligning with theoretical predictions.

Conclusions:

  • Boiling crisis dynamics can be resolved and analyzed in detail under specific low-CHF conditions.
  • The scale-free nature of boiling crisis in zero gravity provides new insights into its fundamental mechanisms.
  • Reduced gravity significantly impacts boiling crisis, suggesting potential for crisis observation at lower heat fluxes with extended experimental durations.