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Analysis of boiling heat transfer in porous corrosion deposits

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:411828
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  2. National Tsing-Hua Univ., Hsinchu (Taiwan, Province of China)
  3. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)
Two geometries of porous deposits are known to form on heat transfer surfaces. When boiling is not present, a homogeneous layer typically forms. When boiling is present, a heterogeneous porous layer with densely populated chimneys is generated. Typical dimensional characteristics of the deposits are 25 {mu}m thick, 2.5-{mu}m chimney diameter, 3 x 10{sup 9} chimney/m{sup 2}, 0.6 porosity, and 0.5-{mu}m particle diameter. Observations indicate that porous layers with chimneys give much better heat transfer performance than the layers without chimneys. This study considers both types of layers and constructs models for the thermal performance of each under boiling conditions.
OSTI ID:
411828
Report Number(s):
CONF-951006--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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