Award Date
12-1-2024
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Committee Member
Kwang Kim
Second Committee Member
Woosoon Yim
Third Committee Member
Jeremy Cho
Fourth Committee Member
Hui Zhao
Fifth Committee Member
Jacimaria Batista
Number of Pages
133
Abstract
Vapor bubble collapse is relevant to the study of subcooled nucleate boiling, as can occur in power plants and missile systems, in studies of wear due to cavitation, and even in the study of hydrothermal vents in the Earth sciences. Empirical correlations relate the rate of bubble collapse to thermal conditions of the subcooled fluid, and one may choose to produce a purpose built correlation for any process. However, they are time and resource intensive due to the data and process requirements for automated bubble tracking. A reproducible research data pipeline has been developed to discriminate between existing correlations for a given experimental condition.
The research data pipelines and associated tooling developed throughout the course of this study are open sourced, and the data also published openly. The following codes have been published: BoilerCV, a bubble detection and boiling correlation development pipeline; Boilerdata, a pipeline for producing boiling curves; BoilerDAQ, a library for data acquisition and control of a nucleate pool boiling apparatus; Boilercore, common pipeline utilities; Context Models, a package enabling development of interoperable and reusable data models; and Copier Pipeline, a general project template for research data pipeline development.
The correlation investigation pipeline is promising for correlation selection for a given experimental condition considering the spread in the present correlations, and useful as a general tool for further correlation development and nucleate pool boiling bubble analysis.
Controlled Subject
Boiling, Nucleate; Natural gas pipelines; Earth sciences
Disciplines
Mechanical Engineering
File Format
File Size
3500 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Naccarato, Blake, "Reproducible Research Data Pipelines – Case Study of Bubble Collapse in Subcooled Nucleate Pool Boiling" (2024). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 5194.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/38330406
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