Modeling the Thermal Mechanical Behavior of a 300 K Vacuum Vesselthat is Cooled by Liquid Hydrogen in Film Boiling

Conference · Fri May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:917814

Yang, S Q; Green, M A; Lau, W

This report discusses the results from the rupture of a thin window that is part of a 20-liter liquid hydrogen vessel. This rupture will spill liquid hydrogen onto the walls and bottom of a 300 K cylindrical vacuum vessel. The spilled hydrogen goes into film boiling, which removes the thermal energy from the vacuum vessel wall. This report analyzes the transient heat transfer in the vessel and calculates the thermal deflection and stress that will result from the boiling liquid in contact with the vessel walls. This analysis was applied to aluminum and stainless steel vessels.

• Research Organization: COLLABORATION - OxfordU
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 917814
• Report Number(s): LBNL-57378; R&D Project: 1; BnR: YN0100000; TRN: US0805123
• Resource Relation: Conference: 20th International Cryogenic EngineeringConference, Beijing, China, 9 - 13 May 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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ALUMINIUM
BOILING
CRYOGENICS
FILM BOILING
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROGEN
RUPTURES
SIMULATION
STAINLESS STEELS
TRANSIENTS
WINDOWS