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Title: Enhancement of saturated nucleate pool boiling heat transfer by ultrasonic vibrations

Journal Article · · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States)
OSTI ID:7109602
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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo Univ. (JP)

This paper reports that the effect of ultrasonic vibrations on saturated nucleate pool boiling heat transfer either in the presence or in the absence of glass beads in distilled water was investigated under reduced pressure. A flat heated surface 20 mm in diameter was immersed in the saturated working fluid and exposed to ultrasonic energy of 140 W with a frequency of 20 kHz. The heat-transfer coefficient with glass beads in distilled water was larger than that without glass beads, and up to a fourfold increase in the heat-transfer coefficient was obtained. The heat-transfer coefficient increased with a decrease of system pressure, while it decreased with an increase of heat flux. Observations using 35-mm photographs elicited some considerations on possible mechanisms.

OSTI ID:
7109602
Journal Information:
Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States), Vol. 20:5; ISSN 0096-0802
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English