Nucleation of boiling and cavitation
- 21 October 1977
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 10 (15) , 2041-2056
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/10/15/008
Abstract
A number of measurements of the conditions required to nucleate boiling and cavitation in stagnant water are described, and used to test theories of nucleation by surface cavities. For given conditions prior to nucleation the concept of a constant cavity radius appears valid. Two different responses to deactivation of cavities by applying pressure beforehand are seen, neither as pronounced as the simple theory predicts.Keywords
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