Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating

Boiling occurs in many energy technologies, including thermal stabilization systems, where heat is removed from the wall due to the latent heat of vaporization of the coolant. Applying coatings to the heat-generating surface is one of the ways to enhance heat transfer during boiling. Carbon nanocoat...

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Main Authors: Kochkin D.Yu., Arkhipov V.E., Korepanova E.M., Zaitsev D.V.
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Language:English
Published: Academy of Sciences of Moldova 2025-02-01
Series:Problems of the Regional Energetics
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Online Access:https://journal.ie.asm.md/assets/files/05_01_65_2025.pdf
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author Kochkin D.Yu.
Arkhipov V.E.
Korepanova E.M.
Zaitsev D.V.
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Zaitsev D.V.
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description Boiling occurs in many energy technologies, including thermal stabilization systems, where heat is removed from the wall due to the latent heat of vaporization of the coolant. Applying coatings to the heat-generating surface is one of the ways to enhance heat transfer during boiling. Carbon nanocoatings, such as graphene, are among the promising coatings for improving heat transfer. The main objective of the study is to determine the effect of graphene coating on heat transfer and the dynamics of vapor bubbles during water boiling in a flat, smooth minichannel. To achieve this goal, a minichannel with a height of 1.15 mm and a width of 10 mm was used. Boil-ing was implemented on the end of a copper sample with a cross section of 10 × 10 mm2, flush pressed into the lower wall of the channel. To determine the effect of the graphene coating on the bubble dynamics and heat transfer during water boiling in a minichannel, graphene was me-chanically removed from the surface of copper samples in a number of experiments. The most important result is that the graphene coating provides a greater number of vaporization sites compared to the original copper without graphene, but does not have a significant effect on the heat transfer coefficient and boiling curves. It was also found that the graphene coating is unsta-ble on the copper surface and is almost completely destroyed during boiling for several tens of minutes. The significance of the obtained results lies in determining the stability of the graphene coating, as well as its influence on heat exchange during boiling of water in a minichannel.
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spelling doaj-art-d1651258172b4321b926953d9c2ac7882025-02-06T08:41:56ZengAcademy of Sciences of MoldovaProblems of the Regional Energetics1857-00702025-02-01651647110.52254/1857-0070.2025.1-65.05Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene CoatingKochkin D.Yu.0Arkhipov V.E.1Korepanova E.M.2Zaitsev D.V.3Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian FederationKutateladze Institute of Thermophysics Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian FederationNovosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russian FederationKutateladze Institute of Thermophysics Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian FederationBoiling occurs in many energy technologies, including thermal stabilization systems, where heat is removed from the wall due to the latent heat of vaporization of the coolant. Applying coatings to the heat-generating surface is one of the ways to enhance heat transfer during boiling. Carbon nanocoatings, such as graphene, are among the promising coatings for improving heat transfer. The main objective of the study is to determine the effect of graphene coating on heat transfer and the dynamics of vapor bubbles during water boiling in a flat, smooth minichannel. To achieve this goal, a minichannel with a height of 1.15 mm and a width of 10 mm was used. Boil-ing was implemented on the end of a copper sample with a cross section of 10 × 10 mm2, flush pressed into the lower wall of the channel. To determine the effect of the graphene coating on the bubble dynamics and heat transfer during water boiling in a minichannel, graphene was me-chanically removed from the surface of copper samples in a number of experiments. The most important result is that the graphene coating provides a greater number of vaporization sites compared to the original copper without graphene, but does not have a significant effect on the heat transfer coefficient and boiling curves. It was also found that the graphene coating is unsta-ble on the copper surface and is almost completely destroyed during boiling for several tens of minutes. The significance of the obtained results lies in determining the stability of the graphene coating, as well as its influence on heat exchange during boiling of water in a minichannel.https://journal.ie.asm.md/assets/files/05_01_65_2025.pdfheat transfer enhancementboilingminichannelgraphenetwo-phase flow.
spellingShingle Kochkin D.Yu.
Arkhipov V.E.
Korepanova E.M.
Zaitsev D.V.
Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
Problems of the Regional Energetics
heat transfer enhancement
boiling
minichannel
graphene
two-phase flow.
title Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
title_full Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
title_fullStr Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
title_full_unstemmed Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
title_short Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating
title_sort boiling of subcooled liquid in a flat minichannel with a graphene coating
topic heat transfer enhancement
boiling
minichannel
graphene
two-phase flow.
url https://journal.ie.asm.md/assets/files/05_01_65_2025.pdf
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