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Boiling: size distribution of bubbles as demanded by the principle of maximum information

D. N. Gerasimov, O. A. Sinkevich

Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Abstract: The principle of maximum informational entropy is used to find the probability density function for the departure radius of a bubble in boiling on a solid surface. A general relation is derived, which leads to particular expressions.

UDC: 536.24

Received: 26.09.2003

 English version: High Temperature, 2004, 42:3, 489–492