Homogeneous boiling over melting ice.

ABSTRACT: We report on discovering the homogeneous boiling within a liquid film residual resting in equilibrium over a melting ice block. This phenomenon was induced via longwave infrared radiation generated by a continuous wave [Formula: see text] laser. This investigation employed a high-speed camera and the Schlieren visualization technique. The study discovered that the presence of ice substantially lowered the minimum power intensity required for homogeneous nucleation to occur. This observation is counterintuitive, as one might intuitively believe ice presence would result in enhanced cooling, demanding a higher power to initiate boiling. We offer three reasons for this observation: (1) the suppression of convective dissipation of the heat via the ice below the melted water, (2) instabilities

SUBMITTER: Hagan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11696062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature