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HEAT AND MOMENTUM TRANSFER IN LIQUID METALS

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:4773551
An experimental and theoretical investigation of the diffusivity ratio for liquid mmetals was undertaken. Temperature profiles and heat transfer coefficients were measured in a 0.0772-foot-I. D. tube through which mercury was circulated. The diffusivity ratios, Nusselt number, and temperature profiles were measured. Based on a modified Prandtl mixing-length hypothesis, an analytical equation for the diffusivity ratio, alpha, for low Prandtl number was derived. Alpha is expressed as a function of Reynolds' number, distance from the wall, and velocity distribution. For liquid metals, a relation is given for finding the diffusivity ratio. (Dissertation Abstr., 22: No. 7, 1962.)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-17-000288
OSTI ID:
4773551
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English