Figure 6: Effects of fluid surface tension on the effective cavity size.
From: Nano-inspired fluidic interactivity for boiling heat transfer: impact and criteria
Variation of the effective cavity radius (reff) in nucleate boiling on a surface without (left y-axis) and with (right y-axis) a combinational interfacial hemi-wicking effect. The inset shows the local wall temperature fluctuation. Tstd is the standard deviation of transient wall temperature during 30 s for each steady heat flux condition.
