Heterogeneous nucleation and flashing in microwave heating

Kobayashi, Shohei*; Abe, Yutaka*; Kaneko, Akiko*; Fujiwara, Kota*; Futsuta, Akihiro*; Segawa, Tomoomi ; Kawaguchi, Koichi  ; Ishii, Katsunori 

The microwave heating denitration method is used in the nuclear fuel cycle. To clarify the mechanism of flashing phenomena during microwave heating, it was focused on the frequency of bubble nucleation in heterogeneous nucleation and considered the bubbles generated in the solution. From the visualization observation results, it was verified that a new bubble was generated below the single bubble. The bubbles generated at the gas-liquid interface are considered to be caused by heterogeneous nucleation. Moreover, the calculation results revealed that bubbles were generated at a large contact angle. It is suggested that many bubbles are generated at the gas-liquid interface, and many bubbles generated by heterogeneous nucleation in the superheated liquid phase influence the generation of flashing.