https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2014-14111-5
Regular Article
Scaled nucleation theory for bubble nucleation of lower alkanes
Institute of Thermomechanics ASCR, Dolejškova 5, 18200, Praha 8, Czech Republic
* e-mail: nemec@it.cas.cz
Received:
13
August
2014
Revised:
15
October
2014
Accepted:
27
October
2014
Published online:
20
November
2014
A scaling law for bubble nucleation data is developed based on the classical nucleation theory and a scaled surface tension correlation. The scaled approach is applied to a set of bubble nucleation data for lower alkanes available in the literature. The results are found to agree well also with the nucleation data for several other non-polar substances. The scaling approach is presented as a tool useful for checking the consistency of bubble nucleation data reported in the literature, and for predicting bubble nucleation for substances not measured experimentally.
Key words: Soft Matter: Interfacial Phenomena and Nanostructured Surfaces
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