Review of correlations for subcooled flow boiling heat transfer and assessment of their applicability to water

2017 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 52-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiande Fang ◽  
Yuliang Yuan ◽  
Anyi Xu ◽  
Lu Tian ◽  
Qi Wu
2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 620-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Peatiwala ◽  
R. D. Boyd,

Results are presented for new experimental data for subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in circumferentially nonuniform (single-side) and uniformly heated tubes. Although the Liu-Winterton correlation had better agreement at low power levels and axial locations, Shah’s correlation had better agreement at higher power levels and at axial locations near the center of the heated length. Both correlations overpredicted the data near the exit. Therefore, additional correlational developmental work is needed for local (axial) flow boiling heat transfer in circumferentially nonuniform heated channels. [S0022-1481(00)00603-4]


Author(s):  
Bao Truong ◽  
Lin-wen Hu ◽  
Jacopo Buongiorno ◽  
Thomas McKrell

Nanofluids are engineered colloidal dispersions of nano-sized particle in common base fluids. Previous pool boiling studies have shown that nanofluids can improve critical heat flux (CHF) up to 200% for pool boiling and up to 50% for subcooled flow boiling due to the boiling induced nanoparticle deposition on the heated surface. Motivated by the significant CHF enhancement of nanoparticle deposited surface, this study investigated experimentally the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of pre-coated test sections in water. Using a separate coating loop, stainless steel test sections were treated via flow boiling of alumina nanofluids at constant heat flux and mass flow rate. The pre-coated test sections were then used in another loop to measure subcooled flow boiling heat transfer coefficient and CHF with water. The CHF values for the pre-coated tubing were found on average to be 28% higher than bare tubing at high mass flux G = 2500 kg/m2 s. However, no enhancement was found at lower mass flux G = 1500 kg/m2 s. The heat transfer coefficients did not differ much between experiments when the bare or coated tubes were used. SEM images of the test sections confirm the presence of a nanoparticle coating layer. The nanoparticle deposition is sporadic and no relationship between the coating pattern and the amount of CHF enhancement is observed.


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