INVESTIGATION OF LIQUID METAL BOILING HEAT TRANSFER. Quarterly Progress Report No. 4

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4697915

Balzhiser, R E; Barry, R E; Colver, C P; Merte, H Jr; Padilla, A Jr; Smith, L R

The high-flux nucleate pool boiler was subjected to preliminary check- out procedures during which water was pool boiled at fluxes from 20,000 to 500,000 Btu/(hr)(sq ft). The results checked well with previous data from a 3/8- in.OD tube. Thermocouple failures in the boiling tube produced a temporary delay. Construction of the film boiler was essentially completed. The liquid metal loop was received. Installation procedures were almost completed. The agravic studies were set back by a series of delays in the design and construction stages. Analytical studies of the film-boiling process have progressed. Preliminary results from this study are discussed, and calculated minimum fluxes for several alkali metals are tabulated. (auth)

• Research Organization: Michigan. Univ., Ann Arbor. Coll. of Engineering
• NSA Number: NSA-17-020172
• OSTI ID: 4697915
• Report Number(s): NP-12699; ORA-04526-14-P
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALKALI METALS
BOILING
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
FAILURES
FILMS
HEAT TRANSFER
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
LIQUID METALS
NUCLEATE BOILING
PLANNING
POOL BOILING
TABLES
THERMOCOUPLES
TUBES
WATER