Boiling and spreading of liquid nitrogen and liquid methane on water

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1933(83)90010-6· OSTI ID:6505650

Chang, M R; Fay, J A; Reid, R C

An experimental and theoretical investigation was carried out to study the boiling and spreading of liquid nitrogen and liquid methane on water, in a one-dimensional configuration. With the equations of continuity and momentum transfer, a mathematical model was developed to describe the boiling-spreading phenomena of cryogens spilled on water. The model accounts for a decrease in the density of the cryogenic liquid due to bubble formation. Experimental spreading fronts were successfully simulated by assuming constant evaporation rates (40 kW/m/sup 2/ and 92 kW/m/sup 2/ for nitrogen and methane respectively) in the theoretical model. The model predicts the maximum spreading distance and the time for complete vaporization.

• Research Organization: General Electric Company Corporate Research and Development Center Schenectady, NY
• OSTI ID: 6505650
• Journal Information: Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN IHMTD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
ALKANES
BOILING
BOUNDARY LAYERS
BUBBLE GROWTH
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DATA
ELEMENTS
EVAPORATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILM BOILING
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LAYERS
LIQUID FLOW
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANE
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
THEORETICAL DATA
THERMODYNAMICS
WATER