An Analysis of Bubble Migration in Horizontal Thermo-Capillarity Using the VOF Modeling

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 4355
• Main Authors: Kumar, Ranjith, Lin, Yu-Chen, Lin, Chia-Wei, Lin, Ming-Chieh, Hsu, Hua-Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; bubble; Bubbles; Finite volume method; Gravity; Heat conductivity; Nuclear reactors; Simulation; surface tension; Temperature; thermal-capillary force; Viscosity; volume of fluid (VOF)

Due to various engineering applications, spontaneous bubble movement on the heated surface has brought huge attention. This work numerically studied the bubble migration driven by the thermo-capillary force under the temperature gradients perpendicular to the gravity direction. This problem is const...