| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Evidence of the existence of nanobubbles have been provided by both the non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and the experiments. Bubble occurs at the solid-liquid interface with ununiform surface energy distribution but not totally depends on the structured cavity. For a surface or a structured surface with uniform surface energy distribution, the phase change of liquid to vapor only occurs at the liquid-vapor interface as evaporation. The growth and the departure of the initial bubble seem to be independent on the cavity size or shape, but depends on the density of nanocavity and the degree of superheating and subcooling. The mechanism of boiling enhancement at nanocavity surfaces can be explained as the enhancement of the bubble coalescence due to the increased density of nucleation sites.
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