Lattice Boltzmann simulations for transition from dropwise to filmwise condensation on hydrophobic surfaces with hydrophilic spots
Xiaoping Li,Ping Cheng +1 more
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In this article, the phase change lattice Boltzmann method was used to simulate the transition from dropwise to filmwise condensation of a dry saturated vapor on downward-facing smooth subcooled horizontal hydrophobic walls with hydrophilic spots.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2017-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Subcooling & Heat flux.read more
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Liquid-Vapor Phase-Change Heat Transfer on Functionalized Nanowired Surfaces and Beyond
TL;DR: An overview of liquid-vapor phase-change heat transfer enhancement on functionalized nanowired surfaces, as well as other promising strategies and surfaces can be found in this article.
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Modeling and Optimization of Condensation Heat Transfer at Biphilic Interface
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors developed a comprehensive model that can capture the recurrent transition of filmwise-to-dropwise condensation on biphilic topographies by considering the dynamics of droplet morphology for individual droplet growth and droplet departure.
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Lattice Boltzmann simulations for multi-scale chemical engineering
TL;DR: The Lattice Boltzmann model (LBM) has been shown to be suitable for simulating both single-phase and multiphase complex flow systems as discussed by the authors, which is the best choice for computationally simulating processes in all types of equipment.
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3D lattice Boltzmann investigation of nucleation sites and dropwise-to-filmwise transition in the presence of a non-condensable gas on a biomimetic surface
Qing Guo,Ping Cheng +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a 3D multi-component multiphase lattice Boltzmann model was used to investigate condensation in the presence of non-condensable gas on a biomimetic pillared subcooled surface with hybrid wettability.
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Hybrid Wettability-Induced Heat Transfer Enhancement for Condensation with NonCondensable Gas
TL;DR: There exists an optimized proportion which could maximize the condensation heat transfer efficiency corresponding to a specific mass fraction of NCG, and the mechanism of this optimized proportion is revealed by examining the dynamic behaviors of condensation in a typical case.
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Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating flows with multiple phases and components
Xiaowen Shan,Hudong Chen +1 more
TL;DR: A lattice Boltzmann model is developed which has the ability to simulate flows containing multiple phases and components and is highly efficient to compute on massively parallel computers.
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Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating flows with multiple phases and components
Xiaowen Shan,Hudong Chen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a lattice Boltzmann model is developed which has the ability to simulate flows containing multiple phases and components, each of the components can be immiscible with the others and can have different mass values.
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Discrete lattice effects on the forcing term in the lattice Boltzmann method
TL;DR: It is shown that discrete lattice effects must be considered in the introduction of a force into the lattice Boltzmann equation, and a representation of the forcing term is proposed that derived the Navier-Stokes equation through the Chapman-Enskog expansion.
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Film-Boiling Heat Transfer From a Horizontal Surface
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical expression for the heat-transfer coefficient near the minimum in film pool boiling from a horizontal surface was derived, based on a simplified geometrical model.
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On boundary conditions in lattice Boltzmann methods
TL;DR: In this paper, a lattice Boltzmann boundary condition for simulation of fluid flow using simple extrapolation is proposed, and numerical simulations are carried out, including two-dimensional Poiseuille flow, unsteady Couette flow, lid driven square cavity flow, and flow over a column of cylinders for a range of Reynolds numbers.
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