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Boiling heat transfer and dryout in restricted annular geometries

Conference · · AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6375620
Described is an experimental investigation to determine the pool boiling heat transfer characteristics and critical heat flux (CHF) when fluid flow to a heater surface is restricted. The geometries studied were simulated tube-baffle assemblies such as those encountered in shell-and-tube steam generators and reboilers. Data were obtained for tube-baffle clearances as small as 0.076 mm, with water as the working fluid. Increases (up to about 230%) in the convective heat transfer coefficient within the restricted area are attributed to thin film evaporation. Decreases in CHF, compared to an unrestricted tube, of up to a factor of 10 were observed. The CHF was determined to be directly proportional to clearance and inversely proportional to baffle width. A correlation is presented which satisfactorily represents the present data and Freon-113 data of another investigation.
OSTI ID:
6375620
Report Number(s):
CONF-760816-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Journal Volume: 73:164
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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