Heat transfer studies. Quarterly report
The experiments on determination of the wavelength corresponding to the equality of the refractive indices and how this varies with temperature have been completed. This was accomplished using the calibration setup of a 2-inch-long test cell filled with 2 mm diameter soda-lime glass beads. Some good images result, but these are not very clear. Therefore, a 1-inch long test cell has now been built. The modified test cell is shown. A 30-gauge type K thermocouple is placed at the center inside the test cell. A model 450 AET Omega thermocouple thermometer is used to indicate the temperature from the thermocouple. A polyurethane foam insulator covered the test cell circular wall to approximate an adiabatic condition. The organic chemical liquid and glass beads are heated up by the mica band heater. A variable transformer is used to the control power to the heater and, thus, the temperature in the cell. The temperature is slowly increased from ambient to try to maintain a generally homogeneous temperature inside the cell. If the indices of refraction of the glass beads and the organic liquid are the same, the image of glass beads then can be found. Chlorobenzene (C{sub 6}H{sub 5}Cl) with a refractive index of about 1.52 at 25{degrees}C (boiling point of 131.6{degrees}C), has been used as the organic chemical liquid. A 5 W argon-ion laser has been used as the light source to visualize the image generated by the Christiansen effect. Two optical grade prisms are used to separate the three wavelengths (green, teal, and blue) of the beam. 80 {mu}m and 200 {mu}m apertures are used to select a single wavelength portion of the beam (either 488 nm blue or 514.5 nm green).
- Research Organization:
- Nevada Univ., Las Vegas, NV (United States). Heat Transfer Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC08-90NV10872
- OSTI ID:
- 10184093
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV/10872-T133; ON: DE94019232; TRN: 94:008598
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 20 Jul 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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