A Molecular Dynamics Approach for Nucleation-Growth of Cryogenic Cavitation

Shin-ichi Tsuda, Taiga Komatsu, Shu Takagi, Yoichiro Matsumoto

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Abstract

The growth of cavitation bubble nuclei in a metastable state in liquid argon, as one of cryogenic fluids, was investigated using a Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation with a Nosé-Hoover chain thermostat. We observed rapid growth of bubble nuclei with weak inter-bubble interaction in the early stage, while observed a competing coarsening that looks like Ostwald ripening in the late stage and its growth exponent n became 0.51. We compared the present MD result with that in an adiabatic simulation (Energy-constant MD without any thermostats), and the influence of the field temperature was discussed. Also, we compared the present MD results with a coarsening theory for droplets, and discussed the characteristics of the coarsening mechanism of bubble nuclei. Copyright © 2011 by ASME.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: Volume 2, Fora
PublisherASME International
Pages231-236
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780791844410
DOIs
StatePublished - May 25 2012
Externally publishedYes

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