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Magnetic gravity compensation
Vadim Nikolayev, D. Chatain, D. Beysens +1
Magnetic gravity compensation in fluids is increasingly popular as a means to achieve low-gravity forphysical and life sciences studies. We explain the basics of the magnetic gravi…
Boiling crisis dynamics: low gravity experiments at high pressure
Vadim Nikolayev, Yves Garrabos, Carole Lecoutre +6
To understand the boiling crisis mechanism, one can take advantage of the slowing down of boiling at high pressures, in the close vicinity of the liquid-vapor critical point of the…
Bubble spreading during the boiling crisis: modelling and experimenting in microgravity
Vadim Nikolayev, D Beysens, Y Garrabos +2
Boiling is a very efficient way to transfer heat from a heater to the liquid carrier. We discuss the boiling crisis, a transition between two regimes of boiling: nucleate and film…
Coalescence of sessile drops
Vadim Nikolayev, Daniel Beysens, Yves Pomeau +1
We present an experimental and theoretical description of the kinetics of coalescence of two water drops on a plane solid surface. The case of partial wetting is considered. The dr…
Relaxation of nonspherical sessile drops towards equilibrium
Vadim Nikolayev, Daniel Beysens
We present a theoretical study related to a recent experiment on the coalescence of sessile drops. The study deals with the kinetics of relaxation towards equilibrium, under the ac…
Experimental Evidence of the Vapor Recoil Mechanism in the Boiling Crisis
Vadim Nikolayev, D Chatain, Y Garrabos +1
Boiling crisis experiments are carried out in the vicinity of the liquid-gas critical point of H2. A magnetic gravity compensation setup is used to enable nucleate boiling at near…