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A study on flow field measurement around growing and rising vapour bubbles by use of PIV technique is presented. Bubbles were generated from single artificial cavities. Experiments have been conducted with saturated boiling of distilled water at atmospheric pressure. In the experiment fluid velocity field surrounding the bubbles was visualized by use of polyamide tracer particles and a sheet of a YAG pulse laser beam. The images were recorded with a cross-correlation CCD-camera. It has been shown that for lower heat flux density bubble growths in an almost quiescent bulk of liquid. For higher heat flux density the train of bubbles creates a vapour column with strong wake effect. Maximum liquid velocity recorded is approximately equal to the terminal velocity of bubble rising in a stagnant liquid.
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Janusz T. Cieślínski: He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gdansk University of Technology in 1978 as well as his Ph.D. degree in 1986. He also received his D.Sc. degree (habilitation) from Gdansk University of Technology in 1997. He is currently vice dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor at Gdansk University of Technology. He is Chairman of the Section of Multiphase Flows and Non-Newtonian Fluids of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interest includes two-phase flows.
Janusz A. Szymczyk: He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gdansk University of Technology, Poland in 1979 and his Ph.D. degree in Thermofluid dynamics in 1985 from the University of Essen, Germany. At present he is Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Stralsund, Germany. His research interests are in new optical measurement techniques for hydrodynamic flow, diagnostics and visualisation as well as development of the micro gas turbine.
Jacek Polewski: He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gdansk University of Technology in 1999. He is currently sales area manager at Klüber Lubrication Polska Sp. z o.o.
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Cieslinski, J.T., Polewski, J. & Szymczyk, J.A. Flow field around growing and rising vapour bubble by PIV measurement. J Vis 8, 209–216 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03181498
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