Bubble nucleation on nano- to micro-size cavities and posts: An experimental validation of classical theory

Recently reported data suggest that bubble nucleation on surfaces with nano-sized features (cavities and posts) may occur close to the thermodynamic saturation temperature. However, according to the traditional theory of heterogeneous bubble nucleation, such low nucleation temperatures are possible...

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Main Authors: Phillips, B. (Contributor), Strobel, S. (Contributor), Kim, H. D. (Contributor), Chen, L. (Author), Ding, Y. (Author), Witharana, Sanjeeva (Contributor), McKrell, Thomas J. (Contributor), Chang, Jae-Byum (Contributor), Buongiorno, Jacopo (Contributor), Berggren, Karl K. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2013-09-20T16:33:43Z.
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