On dryout heat flux and pressure drop of a submerged inductively heated bed flow from below

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5453089

Tsai, F F; Catton, I

An experimental investigation of dryout heat flux in a saturated porous medal with forced flow from below has been conducted using methanol as a coolant. The mass flux varied from 0 to 0.557 kg/m/sup 2/ sec. Particle sizes were 590-790 ..mu..m, 1.6 mm, 3.2 mm, and 4.8 mm. The dryout heat flux increases as the mass flux increases, and asymptotically goes to the total evaporation energy of the inlet flow. The pressure drop across the bed changed very rapidly near the dryout point due to the formation of dry zone.

• Research Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
• OSTI ID: 5453089
• Journal Information: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 79:225; ISSN ACSSC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220200* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Components & Accessories
ALCOHOLS
COOLANTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DRYOUT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EVAPORATION
FLUID FLOW
HEAT FLUX
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
METHANOL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POROUS MATERIALS
PRESSURE DROP
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS