On the efficacy of surface-attached air bubbles as thermal insulators for pressure-driven internal flow

DOI10.1017/jfm.2024.382MaRDI QIDQ6543611

S. Amir Shojaee, Michael R. Flynn

Publication date: 24 May 2024

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

numerical solutionNusselt numbercore-annular flowuniform surface heat fluxbubble thicknesschannel/pipe flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Liquid-gas two-phase flows, bubbly flows (76T10) Basic methods in fluid mechanics (76M99) Diffusive and convective heat and mass transfer, heat flow (80A19)

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• Underwater breathing: the mechanics of plastron respiration
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• Nusselt numbers for Poiseuille flow over isoflux parallel ridges accounting for meniscus curvature

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