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Problem 13: Ponyo's Heat Tube

A glass tube with a sealed top is filled with water and mounted vertically. The bottom end of the tube is immersed in a beaker of water and a short segment of the tube is heated. Investigate and explain the periodic motion of the water and any vapour bubbles observed.

I. Phenomenon Demonstration

II. Books, Encyclopedia, Discussion and Forum Posts

III. Research Papers 

  • C. Paz, M. Conde, J. Porteiro, and M. Concheiro, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 89, 770 (2015).
  • A. Surtaev, V. Serdyukov, J. Zhou, A. Pavlenko, and V. Tumanov, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 126, 297 (2018).
  • H. TANAKA, S. HATANO, and S. MARUYAMA, TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series B 52, 4014 (1986).
  • K. Nakamura, H. N. Yoshikawa, Y. Tasaka, and Y. Murai, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 923, (2021).

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