Crust formation and its effect on heat transfer in the molten metal pool
- Korea Atomic Energy Researdh Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of); and others
Experimental and analytical studies have been performed on crust formation and its effect on heat transfer in a molten metal pool. Two types of tests were performed to investigate the effect of coolant conditions. The experimental results on the relationship between the Nusselt number and the Rayleigh number in the molten metal pool were compared with other correlations. The temperature distribution and the heat transfer rate have been evaluated using the FLOW-3D computer program. The present study has shown that the influential parameter in the solidified crust formation process is the bottom surface temperature beneath the molten metal layer in all of the experimental cases due to the developed natural convection flow. An increase of the Rayleigh number leads to an increase of the Nusselt number in the lower molten metal pool. On the contrary, an increase of the Rayleigh number leads to a decrease of the Nusselt number in the upper coolant layer due to the effect of crust as a conducting thermal barrier. The present experimental results on the relationship between the Nusselt number and the Rayleigh number are more similar to Globe and Dropkin`s correlation than any others. The FLOW-3D results on the temperature profile and on the heat transfer are agreed with the experimental data. 10 refs., 11 figs., 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 549311
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970607--Vol.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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