Understanding Phase Change and Heat Transfer

This course covers the comprehensive understanding of phase change and heat transfer, focusing on two-phase flow with phase change. For instance, it explores the solid-liquid and liquid-vapor phase changes, boiling and condensation processes, and the continuous change of void fraction due to phase change. The course also delves into the concept of bubble growth in boiling transfer, the role of pressure and temperature in bubble growth, and the importance of nucleation sites. Furthermore, it discusses the different mechanisms of vapor formation, types of nucleation, and conditions for vaporization. The course concludes with an in-depth understanding of ibullition in heat transfer, the process of bubble growth and collapse, and the calculation of the frequency of bubble formation and estimation of heat transfer during nucleate boiling.