Correlation of time dependent recovery from film boiling heat transfer in He II

A correlation is presented that describes the behaviour of time dependent recovery from film boiling in He II. In a one dimensional heat transfer experiment, the recovery time from the film boiling once heat generation stops is observed to be a function of the energy applied to the heater during film boiling. This correlation has a power law dependence which can be physically understood in terms of heat capacity of the heat transfer sample and the film boiling heat transfer coefficient. A direct comparison of experimental data with the analysis is achieved by adjusting the value of the transient film boiling heat transfer coefficient. Data can be predicted to within 20% for recovery under SVP conditions. The results are somewhat less certain for data taken in subcooled He II.     

Experimental Study of the Relation Between Heat Transfer and Flow Behavior in a Single Microtube

The flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels have become important issue because it is extremely high-performance heat exchanger for electronic devices. For a detailed study on flow boiling heat transfer in a microtube, we have used a transparent heated microtube, which is coated with a thin gold film on its inner wall. The gold film is used as a resistance thermometer to directly evaluate the inner wall temperature averaged over the entire temperature measurement length. At the same time, the transparency of the film enables the observation of fluid behavior. Flow boiling experiments have been carried out using the microtube under the following conditions; mass velocity of 105 kg/m² s, tube diameter of 1 mm, heat flux in the range of 10 ~ 380 kW/m² s, and the test fluid used is ionized water. Under low heat flux conditions, the fluctuations in the inner wall temperature and mass velocity are closely related; the frequency of these fluctuations is the same. However, the fluctuations in the inner wall temperature and heat transfer coefficient are found to be independent of the fluctuation in the mass velocity under high heat flux conditions.     

Experimental investigation of the film boiling heat transfer in He II: Heat transfer coefficient

He II film boiling is of both academic and applied interests. However, information about He II film boiling is still inadequate and further study is needed from both the technical application and the scientific aspects. In the present study, a thin stainless steel foil heater (10 μm thick) is employed to induce boiling in He II. The average heater surface temperature is measured to evaluate the heat transfer performance of He II film boiling under different thermal conditions. And meanwhile, the pressure and the temperature oscillations induced by the film boiling are also measured. It is found that the pressure oscillation and the temperature oscillation highly correlate with each other, which indicates that the vapor bubble is vibrating on the heater surface during film boiling. The heat transfer coefficient of the film boiling depends on both the pressure over the heater surface and the He II bath temperature. The heat transfer coefficients of three kinds of boiling states: noisy film boiling, transition boiling and silent film boiling, are measured in the present study. The visualization of the boiling process is also carried out.     

Film boiling on a vertical plate in subcooled helium II

Film boiling heat transfer coefficients were measured on 10, 30 and 50 mm long vertical plates in subcooled He II for bulk liquid temperatures from 1.8 to 2.1 K. A film boiling model on a vertical plate in subcooled He II was presented based on convection heat transport in the vapor film, radiation heat transport, and heat transport in He II. The numerical solutions of the model were obtained and an equation which can express the numerical solutions within ±5% difference was derived. The equation predicted well the experimental data for lower ΔT range but significantly under-predicted the data for higher ΔT. A correlation of film boiling heat transfer including radiation contribution was presented by modifying the equation based the experimental data. This correlation can describe the experimental data within ±20% difference.     

Special Features in the Realization of Film Boiling on Wire Heaters. Distilled Water

The existence of a region of self-oscillatory instability of heat transfer is revealed under conditions of film boiling of water subcooled to the saturation temperature. In the case of short heaters, whose length is commensurable with the Taylor instability wavelength, the process is regular. For heaters of the same length, the form of oscillations and their characteristics are fully reproducible. An increase in the heater length results in the emergence of spatially distributed oscillations. It is found that an increase in subcooling on the interface between the modes of boiling is accompanied by the formation of a structure consisting of a system of single domains of continuously decreasing size. The formation of this structure causes a significant change in the temperature distribution in the zone adjoining that of nucleate boiling, which considerably reduces the film stability. A single domain of the film mode of boiling was stable at any temperature of the liquid. The singularities of realization of minimal-size domains of the film mode of boiling under conditions of stabilization of the integral mean temperature of the heater are investigated. It is found that the minimal zone of the film mode of boiling is a system of three elementary domains.     

Heat transfer in boiling of liquid in a film moving under gravity

Experimental data on heat transfer in boiling in a film of liquid moving under gravity have been processed in dimensionless coordinates. A comparison between the data on heat transfer during boiling in a film with the data on heat transfer in pool boiling is carried out, which makes it possible to more accurately estimate the influence of the film flow velocity and spray entrainment on heat transfer in film boiling.     

液氢空间贮存过程膜态沸腾数值模拟

为实现液氢在空间中安全高效应用,针对微重力条件下液氢膜态沸腾现象,建立了加热细丝浸没在过冷液氢池中的数值计算模型.采用VOF方法捕捉相界面,相变模型选取Lee模型,利用文献中的实验数据验证了模型的准确性.从气泡运动行为和换热特性两方面开展研究,结果发现液体过冷度和重力水平是影响换热机理的两个重要因素.在高重力水平、低液...     

Heat transfer in a subcooled evaporating liquid film

An investigation is performed of heat transfer in films of water and FC-72 liquid falling down a 60×120 mm heater. Heat transfer mode maps are constructed. Zones of structure formation and regions of emergence of breakdown of liquid film are identified, as well as regions of boiling in jets. An averaged coefficient of heat transfer was used in analyzing the experimental data. It is demonstrated that thermocapillary forces have a complex and ambiguous effect on heat transfer. The emergence of extensive stable dry spots causes a decrease in the average coefficient of heat transfer. On the other hand, an increase in the path length of film and in the amplitude of wave motion leads to the washing out of the dry spots and to an increase in the relative intensity of heat transfer. The regularities of heat transfer in the region of flow of film with breakdowns for weakly and intensely evaporating liquids differ significantly. An enhancement of heat transfer is observed under conditions of significant evaporation during structure formation in the thermocapillary mode.     

The influence of ice formation on vaporization of LNG on water surfaces

The spillage of LNG on water surfaces can lead, under certain circumstances, to a decrease in the surface temperature of water and subsequent freezing. A model for heat transfer from water to LNG is proposed and used to calculate the surface temperature of water and examine its influence on the vaporization rate of LNG. For this purpose LNG was modeled based on the properties of pure methane. It was concluded that when LNG spills on a confined, shallow-water surface the surface temperature of water will decrease rapidly leading to ice formation. The formation of an ice layer, that will continue to grow for the duration of the spill, will have a profound effect upon the vaporization rate. The decreasing surface temperature of ice will decrease the temperature differential between LNG and ice that drives the heat transfer and will lead to a change of the boiling regime. The overall effect would be that the vaporization flux would first decrease during the film boiling; followed by an increase during the transition boiling and a steady decrease during the nucleate boiling.     

降膜式蒸发器用高效传热管换热性能试验研究

通过试验对降膜式蒸发器用高效传热管的换热性能进行研究,并将其与之相对应的池沸腾换热性能进行比较.由比较数据可知:样管池沸腾换热性能均随热流密度的增大而增强,降膜蒸发性能在一定热流密度下随喷淋流量的增大而增强;在恒定热流密度和恒定喷淋流量下,光管降膜燕发性能低于池沸腾性能,强化管降膜蒸发性能高于池沸腾性能;池沸腾性能高的强化管降膜蒸发性能也强.     

Measurement of spray boiling refrigerant coefficients in an integral-fin tube bundle segment simulating a full bundle

Outside (refrigerant) boiling coefficients for a combination of spray and drip boiling for a low pressure refrigerant have been obtained from overall heat transfer coefficients in a 1024 fins per meter tube bundle segment. The tubes were heated by water on the inside; liquid refrigerant was sprayed and/or dripped on the outside. Also, refrigerant vapor was supplied at the bottom of the bundle segment. This configuration simulates an actual flooded evaporator under spray boiling conditions. The dripping corresponds to liquid film falling from upper rows while the inlet vapor is equivalent to the vaporized refrigerant rising from lower tubes; the refrigerant vapor can influence heat transfer performance by the combined effects of gas convection and liquid shear on the tubes. For a nominal heat flux of 23,975 W/m², a bundle average outside heat transfer coefficient of 8522 W/m² °C, based on nominal tube outer diameter, was found at an average bundle vapor mass flux equal to 12.4 kg/s m². The distributor plate below the bundle enhanced the heat transfer, especially at lower vapor mass fluxes, by providing a level of liquid hold-up just below the bottom tube row.     

Bubble spreading during the boiling crisis: modelling and experimenting in microgravity

Boiling is a very efficient way to transfer heat from a heater to the liquid carrier. We discuss the boiling crisis, a transition between two regimes of boiling: nucleate and film boiling. The boiling crisis results in a sharp decrease in the heat transfer rate, which can cause a major accident in industrial heat exchangers. In this communication, we present a physical model of the boiling crisis based on the vapor recoil effect. Under the action of the vapor recoil the gas bubbles begin to spread over the heater thus forming a germ for the vapor film. The vapor recoil force not only causes its spreading, it also creates a strong adhesion to the heater that prevents the bubble departure, thus favoring the further spreading. Near the liquid-gas critical point, the bubble growth is very slow and allows the kinetics of the bubble spreading to be observed. Since the surface tension is very small in this regime, only microgravity conditions can preserve a convex bubble shape. In the experiments both in the Mir space station and in the magnetic levitation facility, we directly observed an increase of the apparent contact angle and spreading of the dry spot under the bubble. Numerical simulations of the thermally controlled bubble growth show this vapor recoil effect too thus confirming our model of the boiling crisis.     

Rewetting and Autowave Change of Boiling Modes

Heat transfer is investigated under conditions of autowave change from a metastable boiling mode to a stable one. The classification of boiling curves is suggested that depends on the temperature gradient and on the directions of flow velocity and velocity of temperature wave motion. A hypothesis is advanced according to which a considerable variation of regularities of heat transfer in the zone of temperature waves is caused by local disequilibrium of boiling. Experimental investigations are performed of heat transfer under conditions of water boiling in pipes upon autowave change of boiling modes in the pressure range from 3 to 10 MPa and in a wide range of values of steam quality and mass velocity. It is demonstrated that the change of boiling modes in pipes in the form of autowave is observed at less-than-boundary values of steam quality. The possibility is discussed of using the obtained data in simulating emergency conditions in the reactor core.     

Effects of an Inhomogenous Electric Field on an Evaporating Thin Film in a Microchannel

In this paper, heat transfer enhancement in an evaporating thin film along the wall of a microchannel under an imposed inhomogenous electrostatic field is analyzed. The mathematical model, based on the augmented Young–Laplace equation with the inhomogenous electrostatic field taken into consideration, is developed. The 2D inhomogenous electric field with the curved liquid–vapor interface is solved by the lattice Boltzmann method. Numerical solutions for the thin film characteristics are obtained for both constant wall temperature and uniform wall heat flux boundary conditions. The numerical results show that the liquid film becomes thinner and the heat transfer coefficient increases under an imposed electric field. Both of octane and water are chosen as the working mediums, and similar result about the enhancement of heat transfer on evaporating thin film by imposing electric field is obtained. It is found that applying an electric field on the evaporating thin film can enhance evaporative heat transfer in a microchannel.     

竖直狭缝通道中液氮沸腾强化换热的实验研究

实验表明，狭缝间隙对液氮自然对流核态沸腾换热有明显的影响，在低热流密度下，间隙小的狭缝沸腾换热比间隙大的狭缝明显增强，当狭缝间隙小于实验压力下气泡的脱离直径时，对于同样的热流密度，传热温差减小一个数量级以上，沸腾换热系数提高十几倍到二十倍以上，当热流密度增加一定程度（＞4W/cm^2)时，间隙小的狭缝沸腾换热比间隙大的狭缝有所减弱。     

Direct contact heat transfer during evaporation of immiscible liquid mixtures

A study of the heat transfer between a boiling refrigerant in direct contact with hot water was made, the two fluids being immiscible. The refrigerant and water were mixed in an injector, boiling taking place in a vertical tube. The location of the point where boiling terminated was determined at various system conditions. Volumetric heat transfer coefficients in the system can be up to 40 times higher than those for conventional systems.In order to illustrate system phenomena, a simple model was developed taking into account the heat transfer around a small droplet of refrigerant. The theoretical results agree with experimental values.     

Direct contact heat transfer during evaporation of immiscible liquid mixturesTransfert de chaleur par contact direct pendant l'évaporation de mélanges de liquides immiscibles

A study of the heat transfer between a boiling refrigerant in direct contact with hot water was made, the two fluids being immiscible. The refrigerant and water were mixed in an injector, boiling taking place in a vertical tube. The location of the point where boiling terminated was determined at various system conditions. Volumetric heat transfer coefficients in the system can be up to 40 times higher than those for conventional systems.In order to illustrate system phenomena, a simple model was developed taking into account the heat transfer around a small droplet of refrigerant. The theoretical results agree with experimental values.     

Take-off and recovery current behaviour of copper stabilized NbTi

For stability studies of NbTi/CU superconductor specimens a simple measuring technique was applied to the determination of take-off and recovery currents. The studies were performed on various conductor geometries and with varied copper stabilizing fractions as a function of the magnetic field (B ≤ 7.5 T) under helium bath and forced cooling conditions. The electrical matrix resistance and the maximum heat transfer current density in helium nucleate boiling determine the take-off current, while the recovery current is not only dependent on the matrix resistance, but also on the minimum heat transfer at film boiling and on heat conduction conditions.     

两种不同工质在微通道内沸腾换热特性的实验研究

为研究流体物性、流动和换热过程的状态参量对微通道内沸腾换热特性的影响规律,本文采用去离子水和无水乙醇在当量直径为0.293 mm的矩形微通道进行了不同质量流量和热流密度条件下的沸腾换热实验研究,通过对实验数据的计算和处理,分析总结了流体的热物性、质量流量、热流密度、干度和Bo数等参量对沸腾换热系数的影响规律。结果表明:沸腾换热系数随着热流密度、干度和Bo数的增大而降低,核态沸腾占主导地位;相同的质量流量和热流密度条件下,去离子水的沸腾换热系数明显高于无水乙醇的沸腾换热系数,并且前者的换热系数随质量流量的增大而增大,而后者变化不明显。根据考虑了通道尺寸效应及流体物性参量总结出的换热系数关联式进行了计算,计算结果对去离子水和无水乙醇的平均绝对误差分别为14.2%和16.6%,可认为该关联式适用于微通道内沸腾换热系数的预测。     

Nanofluids for power engineering: Emergency cooling of overheated heat transfer surfaces

The possibility of emergency cooling of an overheated heat transfer surface using nanofluids in the case of a boiling crisis is explored by means of synchronous recording of changes of main heat transfer parameters of boiling water over time. Two nanofluids are tested, which are derived from a mixture of natural aluminosilicates (AlSi-7) and titanium dioxide (NF-8). It is found that the introduction of a small portions of nanofluid into a boiling coolant (distilled water) in a state of film boiling (t _heater > 500°C) can dramatically decrease the heat transfer surface temperature to 130–150°C, which corresponds to a transition to a safe nucleate boiling regime without affecting the specific heat flux. The fact that this regime is kept for a long time at a specific heat load exceeding the critical heat flux for water and t _heater = 125–130°C is particularly important. This makes it possible to prevent a potential accident emergency (heater burnout and failure of the heat exchanger) and to ensure the smooth operation of the equipment.