Thermodynamic non-equilibrium effects in bubble coalescence: A discrete Boltzmann study

Abstract

The Thermodynamic Non-Equilibrium (TNE) effects in the coalescing process of two initially static bubbles under thermal conditions are investigated by a Discrete Boltzmann Model (DBM). The spatial distributions of the typical none-quilibrium quantity, i.e., the Non-Organized Momentum Fluxes (NOMF) during evolutions are investigated in detail. The density-weighted statistical method is used to highlight the relationship between the TNE effects and the morphological or kinetics characteristics of bubble coalescence. It is found that the $xx$-component and $yy$-component of NOMF are anti-symmetrical; the $xy$-component changes from an anti-symmetric internal and external double quadrupole structure to an outer octupole structure during the coalescing process. More importantly, the evolution of the averaged $xx$-component of NOMF provides two characteristic instants, which divide the non-equilibrium process into three stages. The first instant corresponds to the moment when the mean coalescing speed gets the maximum and at this time the ratio of minor and major axes is about $1/2$. The second instant corresponds to the moment when the ratio of minor and major axes gets $1$ for the first time. It is interesting to find that the three quantities, TNE intensity, acceleration of coalescence and negative slope of boundary length, show a high degree of correlation and attain their maxima simultaneously. Surface tension and heat conduction accelerate the process of bubble coalescence while viscosity delays it. Both surface tension and viscosity enhance the global non-equilibrium intensity, whereas heat conduction restrains it. These TNE features and findings present some new insights into the kinetics of bubble coalescence.

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