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An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in Vertical Round Ducts (Part 4)

Abstract

The present report contains the experimental results from the fourth and last phase of an investigation concerning frictional pressure gradients for flow of boiling water in vertical channels. The test section for this phase consisted of an electric heated stainless steel tube of 3120 mm length and 12.99 mm inner diameter. Data were obtained for pressures between 6 and 10 ata, steam qualities between 0 and 0.70, mass flow rates between 0.04 and 0.164 kg/sec. Only one value of 65 W/cm{sup 2} were used for the surface heat flux. The results are in excellent agreement with our earlier data for flow in 9. 93, 7. 76 and 3. 94 mm inner diameter ducts previously presented, and our conclusions given in those reports have been verified. On the basis of the measured pressure gradients, the following empirical equation has been established for engineering use. {chi}{sup 2} = 1 + 2600*(x/p){sup 0.96} This equation correlates our data within an accuracy of {+-} 15 per cent. Considering the data from all four ducts investigated, we have found that the following equation correlates the data with a discrepancy less than {+-} 20 per cent: {chi}{sup 2} = 1 + 2500*(x/p){sup 0.96} and we conclude  More>>
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1962
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
AE-86
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 5 refs., 17 figs.
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TUBES; PRESSURE RANGE KILO PA; TWO-PHASE FLOW
OSTI ID:
20874320
Research Organizations:
AB Atomenergi, Stockholm (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: SE0708094
Availability:
Commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE20874320
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
22 pages
Announcement Date:
Jun 11, 2007

Citation Formats

Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred. An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in Vertical Round Ducts (Part 4). Sweden: N. p., 1962. Web.
Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, & Bode, Manfred. An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in Vertical Round Ducts (Part 4). Sweden.
Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred. 1962. "An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in Vertical Round Ducts (Part 4)." Sweden.
@misc{etde_20874320,
title = {An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in Vertical Round Ducts (Part 4)}
author = {Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred}
abstractNote = {The present report contains the experimental results from the fourth and last phase of an investigation concerning frictional pressure gradients for flow of boiling water in vertical channels. The test section for this phase consisted of an electric heated stainless steel tube of 3120 mm length and 12.99 mm inner diameter. Data were obtained for pressures between 6 and 10 ata, steam qualities between 0 and 0.70, mass flow rates between 0.04 and 0.164 kg/sec. Only one value of 65 W/cm{sup 2} were used for the surface heat flux. The results are in excellent agreement with our earlier data for flow in 9. 93, 7. 76 and 3. 94 mm inner diameter ducts previously presented, and our conclusions given in those reports have been verified. On the basis of the measured pressure gradients, the following empirical equation has been established for engineering use. {chi}{sup 2} = 1 + 2600*(x/p){sup 0.96} This equation correlates our data within an accuracy of {+-} 15 per cent. Considering the data from all four ducts investigated, we have found that the following equation correlates the data with a discrepancy less than {+-} 20 per cent: {chi}{sup 2} = 1 + 2500*(x/p){sup 0.96} and we conclude that for engineering purposes, the effect of diameter is of no significance.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1962}
month = {Jul}
}