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Research Article | Open Access

Laser-induced vapour bubble as a means for crystal nucleation in supersaturated solutions—Formulation of a numerical framework

Niklas Hidman( ), Gaetano Sardina, Dario Maggiolo, Henrik Ström, Srdjan Sasic
Division of Fluid Dynamics, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Abstract

We use in this work numerical simulations to investigate the evolution of a laser-induced vapour bubble with a special focus on the resolution of a thin layer of liquid around the bubble. The application of interest is laser-induced crystallization, where the bubble acts as a nucleation site for crystals. Experimental results indicate the extreme dynamics of these bubbles where the interface during the period of 200 μs, from nucleation to collapse, reaches a maximum radius of roughly 700 μm and attains a velocity of well above 20 m/s. To fully resolve the dynamics of the bubble, the volume of fluid (VOF) numerical framework is used. Inertia, thermal effects, and phase-change phenomena are identified as the governing phenomena for the bubble dynamics. We develop and implement into our numerical framework an interface phase-change model that takes into account both evaporation and condensation. The performed simulations produce qualitatively promising results that are in fair agreement with both experiments and analytical solutions from the literature. The reasons behind the observed differences are discussed and suggestions are made for future improvements of the framework.

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laser-induced cavitationvapour bubblevolume of fluidcrystal nucleation

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Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow
Volume 1 Issue 4,
December 2019
Pages 242-254
DOI: 10.1007/s42757-019-0024-z
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Hidman N, Sardina G, Maggiolo D, et al. Laser-induced vapour bubble as a means for crystal nucleation in supersaturated solutions—Formulation of a numerical framework. Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, 2019, 1(4): 242-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42757-019-0024-z

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Received: 27 February 2019
Revised: 11 April 2019
Accepted: 12 April 2019
Published: 05 December 2019
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