Friction reduction and heat transfer enhancement in turbulent pipe flow of non-Newtonian liquid-solid mixtures

Conference · Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6960370

Choi, U S; Liu, K V

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has identified two concepts for developing advanced energy transmission fluids for thermal systems, in particular district heating and cooling systems. A test series was conducted at ANL to prove these concepts. This paper presents experimental results and discusses the degradation behavior of linear polymer additives and the flow and heat transfer characteristics of non-melting slurry flows. The test results furnished strong evidence that the use of friction reducing additives and slurries can yield improved thermal-hydraulic performance of thermal systems. 5 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6960370
• Report Number(s): CONF-880858-1; ON: DE88010018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
ADDITIVES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DECOMPOSITION
DISTRICT HEATING
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FREIGHT PIPELINES
HEAT TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING
LUBRICANTS
PIPELINES
POLYMERS
SLURRY PIPELINES
SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS
TRIBOLOGY