Structure,Phase Composition and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Extruded Ti–3Al–2.5V Pipe After Vacuum Annealing

Metallurgist - The structure and properties of the hot-extruded Ti–3Al–2.5V pipe 90.0 × 20.0 mm in cross section subjected to vacuum annealing are studied using methods of macro-,...     

Determining the Solubility of RaF2 in Water

Radiochemistry - The solubility of radium fluoride in water was determined. Radium was purified by the chromatographic method with a BioRad AG-50×8 (NH4+) sorbent (200–400 mesh). The...     

General Aspects of the Combustion Synthesis of a Cobalt Alloy with Dispersion and Precipitation Modification

Inorganic Materials - We have studied the potentialities of dispersion and precipitation modification of a cobalt alloy in combustion mode under the effect of centrifugal forces. The starting...     

Processes for the Preparation of High-Purity Arsenic and Its Compounds

Inorganic Materials - This paper presents results of analysis of the patent, scientific, and technical literature concerned with the physicochemical and technological foundations of the preparation...     

Modeling condensation heat transfer on a horizontal finned tube in the presence of noncondensable gases

European designs for the next generation of nuclear reactors incorporate innovative passive systems in their containments to enhance heat removal by condensation under postulated accident conditions. These systems consist of several units of cross-flow finned tube bundles internally cooled with water. So far most of the studies that have been addressed to the issue of heat transfer onto finned surfaces under condensing conditions have involved refrigerants and pure vapor conditions. This study presents a model (HTCFIN) capable of predicting condensation of a cross-flow air–steam mixture onto a single horizontal finned tube. The comparison of HTCFIN predictions to the available databases shows its acceptable accuracy in a wide range of conditions and allows an interpretation of the influence of major variables acting on the scenario. As a consequence, HTCFIN model represents a step forward in the present theoretical capability to estimate heat transfer within containments of next generation of European reactors in the case of a hypothetical accident.