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An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in a Vertical Round Duct. (Part 1)

Abstract

Frictional pressure gradients for flow of boiling water in a vertical channel have been measured in a wide range of variables. The test section consisted of an electrically heated 10 mm inner diameter stainless steel tube of 3120 mm length. Data were obtained for pressures between 6 and 42 ata, steam qualities between 0 and 80 %, flow rates between 0.03 and 0.40 kg/sec and surface heat flux between 24 and 80 W/cm{sup 2}. Preliminary measurements of heat transfer and pressure drop for one phase flow of water showed an excellent agreement with one phase flow theory. Extrapolating our data to 100 % quality, an excellent agreement with one-phase flow theory is also found for this case. The two phase flow results are generally 0 - 40 % higher than the results of Martinelli and Nelson. Extrapolating our data to 137 ata fine agreement is found with the results of Sher and Green. On the basis of the measured pressure gradients, a very simple empirical equation has been established for engineering use. This equation correlates our data (more than 1000 points) with a maximum discrepancy of - 20 % and with an average discrepancy of - 5 %.
Publication Date:
Mar 15, 1962
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
AE-69
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 8 refs., 42 figs.
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TWO-PHASE FLOW; ACCURACY; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; STEAM QUALITY; FLOW RATE; INTERNAL FRICTION; FLUID FLOW; WATER; DUCTS
OSTI ID:
20930894
Research Organizations:
AB Atomenergi, Nykoeping (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: SE0708312
Availability:
Commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE20930894
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
50 pages
Announcement Date:
Oct 01, 2007

Citation Formats

Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred. An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in a Vertical Round Duct. (Part 1). Sweden: N. p., 1962. Web.
Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, & Bode, Manfred. An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in a Vertical Round Duct. (Part 1). Sweden.
Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred. 1962. "An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in a Vertical Round Duct. (Part 1)." Sweden.
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title = {An Experimental Study of Pressure Gradients for Flow of Boiling Water in a Vertical Round Duct. (Part 1)}
author = {Becker, Kurt M, Hernborg, Gunnar, and Bode, Manfred}
abstractNote = {Frictional pressure gradients for flow of boiling water in a vertical channel have been measured in a wide range of variables. The test section consisted of an electrically heated 10 mm inner diameter stainless steel tube of 3120 mm length. Data were obtained for pressures between 6 and 42 ata, steam qualities between 0 and 80 %, flow rates between 0.03 and 0.40 kg/sec and surface heat flux between 24 and 80 W/cm{sup 2}. Preliminary measurements of heat transfer and pressure drop for one phase flow of water showed an excellent agreement with one phase flow theory. Extrapolating our data to 100 % quality, an excellent agreement with one-phase flow theory is also found for this case. The two phase flow results are generally 0 - 40 % higher than the results of Martinelli and Nelson. Extrapolating our data to 137 ata fine agreement is found with the results of Sher and Green. On the basis of the measured pressure gradients, a very simple empirical equation has been established for engineering use. This equation correlates our data (more than 1000 points) with a maximum discrepancy of - 20 % and with an average discrepancy of - 5 %.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1962}
month = {Mar}
}