A Message from a Nucleating Bubble – Go With the Flow!

Nucleating bubbles are at the core of the boiling process. Their nucleation and growth in a liquid over a heated surface triggers multiple mechanisms for efficient heat removal from the surface. The bubble growth and associated phase change are enabled through several heat transfer mechanisms. An intrinsic knowledge of the bubble growth process is essential in designing microstructure and nanostructured surfaces with desired heat transfer enhancement characteristics. The talk will illustrate the tremendous potential of a nucleating bubble in enhancing the heat transfer that is revealed through the insight gained into these underlying mechanisms. This is possible only if you respect the bubble and go with the flow. Literally!

Dr. Satish Kandlikar is a Distinguished Institute Professor and Gleason Professor of Mechanical Engineering at RIT. He has published over 400 journal and conference papers. and has a Google Scholar h-index of 93. He has graduated 20 PhD and over 90 MS students. He has made significant contributions in the pool and flow boiling, single-phase and two-phase flows in microchannels, water management in fuel cells and breast cancer detection. He founded the ASME International Conference in minichannels, microchannels and nanochannels and has organized the event for nine years. He holds fifteen issued patents. He received the Heat Transfer Memorial award in 2012.