Research on Bubble Growth and Frequency at Higher System Pressure in Narrow Rectangular Channel

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Hu ◽  
Puzhen Gao ◽  
Qiang Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Bubble Frequency ◽  
Heating Wall ◽  
System Pressure

In present work, the characteristics of bubble growth and frequency were visually observed in a narrow rectangular channel using high-speed digital camera. The experiment was done over the following range of conditions: pressure, 0.55MPa; mass flux, 300–500kg/(m2·s); heat flux, 86.4–225.7 kW/m2; and inlet subcooling, 25.5–45.5K. The system pressure has a significant effect on the bubble growth. Experimental results show that the bubble diameters are just about 0.15mm under higher system pressure and the period during which bubbles attaching to the nucleate site is very short, or even unnoticeable. The bubbles keep growing when slide along the heating wall rather than lifting off the surface, and the bubbles rarely collapse under the working conditions. When the mass flux is high, the bubble diameter increases with increasing the heat flux, but when the mass flux is low, the variation trend of bubble diameters expresses no obvious law. The effect of thermal parameters on bubble frequency is also significant. When the mass flux is low, the bubble frequency decreases with increasing the heat flux or inlet subcooling, however when the mass flux is high, the bubble frequency increases first and then decreases. Generally, the bubble frequency increases with increasing the mass flux.

Bubble Behavior and Mean Diameter in Subcooled Flow Boiling

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Zeitoun ◽  
M. Shoukri
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Image Processing Technique ◽  
Bubble Behavior ◽  
Subcooled Flow Boiling ◽  
Subcooled Flow ◽  
The Mean

Bubble behavior and mean bubble diameter in subcooled upward flow boiling in a vertical annular channel were investigated under low pressure and mass flux conditions. A high-speed video system was used to visualize the subcooled flow boiling phenomenon. The high-speed photographic results indicated that, contrary to the common understanding, bubbles tend to detach from the heating surface upstream of the net vapor generation point. Digital image processing technique was used to measure the mean bubble diameter along the subcooled flow boiling region. Data on the axial area-averaged void fraction distributions were also obtained using a single-beam gamma densitometer. Effects of the liquid subcooling, applied heat flux, and mass flux on the mean bubble size were investigated. A correlation for the mean bubble diameter as a function of the local subcooling, heat flux, and mass flux was obtained.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Subcooled Flow Boiling Heat Transfer with High Porosity Sintered Fiber Metal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1237
Author(s):  
Yusuke Otomo ◽  
Edgar Santiago Galicia ◽  
Koji Enoki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Subcooled Flow Boiling ◽  
Subcooled Flow ◽  
Porous Surfaces

We conducted experimental research using high-porosity sintered fiber attached on the surface, as a passive method to increase the heat flux for subcooled flow boiling. Two different porous thicknesses (1 and 0.5 mm) and one bare surface (0 mm) were compared under three different inlet subcooling temperatures (30, 50 and 70 K) and low mass flux (150–600 kg·m−2·s−1) using deionized water as the working fluid under atmospheric pressure. The test section was a rectangular channel, and the hydraulic diameter was 10 mm. The results showed that the heat flux on porous surfaces with a thickness of 1 and 0.5 mm increased by 60% and 40%, respectively, compared to bare surfaces at ΔTsat = 40 K at a subcooled temperature of 50 K and mass flux of 300 kg·m−2·s−1. An abrupt increase in the wall superheat was avoided, and critical heat flux (CHF) was not reached on the porous surfaces. The flow pattern and bubble were recorded with a high-speed camera, and the bubble dynamics are discussed.

Performance of Plate Heat Exchangers Used as Refrigerant Liquid-Overfeed Evaporators

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianchang Huang ◽  
Thomas J. Sheer ◽  
Michael Bailey-McEwan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
System Pressure

The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of plate heat exchangers were measured, when used as refrigerant liquid over-feed evaporators. The three units all had 24 plates but with different chevron-angle combinations of 28°/28°, 28°/60°, and 60°/60°. R134a flowing upwards was used as the refrigerant, in a counter-current arrangement with water flowing on the other side. Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements were made over a range of mass flux, heat flux and corresponding outlet vapour fractions. The effect of system pressure on the evaporator performance was not evaluated due to the small range of evaporating temperature. Experimental data were reduced to obtain the refrigerant-side heat transfer coefficient and frictional pressure drop. The results for heat transfer showed a strong dependence on heat flux and weak dependence on mass flux and vapour fraction. Furthermore, the chevron angle had a small influence on heat transfer but a large influence on frictional pressure drops. Along with observations that were obtained previously on large ammonia and R12 plate evaporators, it is concluded that the dominating heat transfer mechanism in this type of evaporator is nucleate-boiling rather than forced convection. For the two-phase friction factor, various established methods were evaluated; the homogeneous treatment gives good agreement.

CHF in Vertical Round Tubes With Uniform Heat Flux

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Jaewoo Shim ◽  
Ji-Su Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
New Correlation ◽  
Uniform Heat ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Parameter Ranges

In recent years it is well known that models based on the local condition hypothesis give significant correlations for the prediction of CHF (Critical Heat Flux), using only few local variables. In this work, a study was carried out to develop a generalized CHF correlation in vertical round tubes with uniform heat flux. For this analysis, a CHF database that composed of over 10,000 CHF data points, which were collected from 12 different sources, was used. The actual data used in the development of this correlation, after the elimination of some questionable data, consisted of 8,951 data points with the following parameter ranges: 0.101 ≤ P (pressure) ≤ 20.679 MPa, 9.92 ≤ G (mass flux) ≤ 18,619.39 kg/m2s, 0.00102 ≤ D (diameter) ≤ 0.04468 m, 0.03 ≤ L (length) ≤ 4.97 m, 0.11 ≤ qc (CHF) ≤ 21.42 MW/m2, and −0.87 ≤ Xe (exit qualities) ≤ 1.58. The result of this work showed that regardless of various flow patterns and regimes that exist in the wide flow conditions, the prediction of CHF can be made accurately with few major local variables: the system pressure (P), tube diameter (D), mass flux of water (G), and true mass flux of vapor (GXt). The new correlation was compared with 5 well-known CHF correlations published in world literature. The new correlation can predict CHF within the root mean square error of 13.44% using the heat balance method with average error of −1.34%.

Correlations of Bubble Diameter and Frequency for Air–Water System Based on Orifice Diameter and Flow Rate

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan B. Al Ba'ba'a ◽  
Tarek Elgammal ◽  
Ryoichi S. Amano
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Water System ◽  
Correlation Factor ◽  
Orifice Diameter ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Bubble Frequency ◽  
Air Bubble ◽  
The Mean

Prediction correlations of air bubble diameter and frequency in stagnant clean water were established. Eleven different orifice diameters were tested under flow rate of 0.05–0.15 SLPM. The resulted bubble size and frequency were traced using high-speed camera. It was found that the mean Sauter diameter and bubble frequency are in the range of 3.7–6.9 mm and 6.4–47.2 bubbles per second, respectively. Nonlinear regression was performed to design the new correlations of estimating diameter and frequency with a correlation factor of 0.93 and 0.94, respectively. Flow rate and orifice size had the highest impact on the studied parameters.

Study of Subcooled Film Boiling on a Horizontal Disc:1 Part 2—Experiments

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Banerjee ◽  
V. K. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Particle Tracking ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Tracking Velocimetry ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Film Boiling ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Vapor Bubbles ◽  
Natural Convection Flow

Experiments were performed to study subcooled film boiling of performance liquid PF-5060 (made by 3-M Company) on a horizontal copper disc. The experiments were performed for two regimes of film boiling involving departing vapor bubbles (low subcooling) and nondeparting vapor bubbles (high subcooling). By employing high speed digital camera, data were obtained for temporal variation of bubble height, bubble shape and bubble growth rate over one cycle. Heat flux data were deduced from temperatures measured with thermocouples embedded in the solid. The results from the numerical model are compared with experimental data and are found to be in general agreement. Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) experiments were performed for a configuration of non-departing vapor bubbles to study the flow field in the liquid phase. The PTV experiments point to the existence of natural convection flow in the liquid phase and is in qualitative agreement with the predictions available in the literature.

Single Bubble Growth at Different Gravity and the Effects of Microgravity on Marangoni Convection

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Yang ◽  
Liang-ming Pan ◽  
Long-chang Xue
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
Normal Gravity ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Single Bubble ◽  
Surface Tension Gradient ◽  
Multiphase Model ◽  
Heating Wall ◽  
Marangoni Effects ◽  
Energy Equations

In this paper, based on the previous experiment and the VOF (Volume of Fluid) multiphase model, the growth characteristics of a single bubble was numerically investigated in a rectangular pool boiling channel (10 mm × 10 mm × 25 mm) under micro-gravity. The transportation of mass and energy during the phase change was established by adding source term to the mass and energy equations with User Defined Function (UDF). The results showed that under microgravity, the streamline and the temperature field distribution around the bubble were significantly changed compared with the normal gravity, and the flow field and the temperature are no longer a symmetrical distribution. The bubble between microgravity and normal gravity was different from the detachment, and it does not departure from the heating wall directly under the microgravity conditions because of surface tension. But the surface tension gradient caused Marangoni effects are more significant at the smaller microgravity. The bubble growth is more complicated under the conditions of microgravity, and it is connected with the degree of the microgravity: smaller microgravity will result higher bubble growth rate. Moreover, the bubble diameter was changed more fantasticality, under microgravity and the heat transfer coefficient fluctuated more heavily with the increasing of microgravity.

Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Bubble Dynamics in a Microchannel Array

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Lagus ◽  
F. A. Kulacki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Bubble Diameter ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Microchannel Array

Heat transfer coefficients and bubble dynamics are reported for two-phase water flow in an array of 13 equally spaced microchannels over an area of 1 cm2. Each channel has Dh = 451 ± 3 8 μm, W/H = 0.8, and L/Dh = 22.2. Uniform heat flux is applied through the base, and wall temperatures are determined from thermocouple readings corrected for heat conduction effects. The upper surface is insulated and transparent. Single-phase heat transfer coefficients are obtained for 216 < Re < 2530 and 216 < G < 4100 kg/m2s and are in good agreement with comparable trends of existing correlations for developing flow and heat transfer, although a difference is seen due to the insulated upper surface. Two-phase experiments are run to determine overall heat transfer coefficients and bubble dynamics for a mass flux of 221 < G < 466 kg/sm2 and heat flux of 25 < q < 178 W/cm2. Heat transfer coefficients normalized with mass flux exhibit a trend comparable to that of available studies that use similar thermal boundary conditions. Two-phase flow visualization via shows expanding vapor slug flow as the primary flow regime, but bubbly flow and nucleation leading to elongated bubble flow are also observed. Analysis of bubble dynamics reveals a t1/3 dependence for bubble growth, and flow reversal is observed and quantified. Different speeds of the phase fronts are observed at the leading and trailing edges of elongated slugs once a bubble diameter equals the channel width. Bubble formation, growth, coalescence and detachment at the outlet of the array are characterized by the Weber number.

Bubble Growth in Surfactant Solutions

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hetsroni ◽  
A. Mosyak
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Surfactant Solution ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Channel Length ◽  
Gap Size ◽  
High Speed Video ◽  
Surfactant Solutions

The presence of surfactant additives in water was found to enhance significantly the boiling heat transfer. The objective of the present investigation was to compare the bubble growth in water to that of a surfactant solution with negligible environmental impact. The study was conducted to clarify the effect of the heat flux on the dynamics of bubble nucleation. The bubble growth under condition of pool boiling in water and surfactant solutions was studied using high speed video technique. The bubble generation was studied on a horizontal flat surface; where the natural roughness of the surface was used to produce the bubbles. At heat flux of q= 10 kW/m2 the life-time and the volume of bubble growth in surfactant solution did not differ significantly from those of water. The time behavior of the contact angle of bubble growing in surfactant solution is qualitatively similar to that of water. At a heat flux of q= 50 kW/m2, boiling in surfactant solution, when compared with that of pure water, was observed to be more vigorous. Surfactant promotes activation of nucleation sites; the bubbles appeared in a cluster mode; the life-time of each bubble in the cluster is shorter than that of a single water bubble. The detachment diameter of water bubble increases with increasing heat flux, whereas analysis of bubble growth in surfactant solution reveals the opposite effect: the detachment diameter of the bubble decreases with increasing heat flux. Natural convection boiling of water and surfactants at atmospheric pressure in narrow horizontal annular channels was studied experimentally in the range of Bond numbers Bo = 0.185–1.52. The flow pattern was visualized by high-speed video recording to identify the different regimes of boiling of water and surfactants. The channel length was 24mm and 36mm, the gap size was 0.45, 1.2, 2.2, and 3.7mm. The heat flux was in the range of 20–500 kW/m2, the concentration of surfactant solutions was varied from 10 to 600 ppm. For water boiling at Bond numbers Bo<1 the CHF in restricted space is lower than that in unconfined space. This effect increases with increasing the channel length. For water at Bond number Bo = 1.52, boiling can almost be considered as unconfined. Additive of surfactant led to enhancement of heat transfer compared to water boiling in the same gap size, however, this effect decreased with decreasing gap size. For the same gap size, CHF in surfactant solutions was significantly lower than that in water. Hysteresis was observed for boiling in degraded surfactant solutions.

Boiling Investigation on a Surface With Artificial and Natural Nucleons Sites

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Kuzma-Kichta ◽  
A. Lavrikov ◽  
S. Afonin ◽  
M. Shustov
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Video Processing ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Vapor Bubbles ◽  
Artificial Cavity ◽  
Single Cavity ◽  
Engineering Institute

The water and Na2SO4 water solution boiling investigation had been carried in pool on the surfaces with artificial and natural nucleons sites under different pressures using high speed digital camera. The boiling of water was investigated at atmosphere pressure on a surface with a artificial nucleons site, which had a micro scale (cavity’s diameters – 100 and 200 μm and depth – 80 μm), in the Fridrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nu¨rnberg, Germany in the Institute of Fluid Mechanics. The boiling of water and Na2SO4 water solution with concentration 20 g/l was investigated on a surface with natural nucleons sites in the pressure range 0.1 – 1 MPa in the Moscow Power-Engineering Institute (Technical University) on department of Thermal Physics. The “hand” video processing was used for the study’s results in case of the pool boiling on a surface with a artificial nucleon site. The data processing was realized for the study’s results using with a program “Bubble Detector”, which was specially developed for case of the pool boiling on a surface with the natural nucleon sites, and the “hand” processing was carried for video, which showed the reliability of the program “Bubble Detector”. First the distributions and dependences of basic boiling characteristics (frequency, departure diameter) were obtained at water pool boiling on a surface with a artificial cavity in the range of heat flux from 20 to 128 kW/m2 and the time dependence of vapor bubble’s grow. It was obtained, that departure diameters of vapor bubbles do not depend in case of boiling on a surface with a single cavity practically on heat flux. First the distributions and dependences of swimming velocities and equivalent diameters were obtained at water and Na2SO4 water solution with concentration 20 g/l pool boiling on a surface with natural nucleon sites in range of pressures from 0.1 to 1 MPa. The comparison of diameters’ and swimming velocities’ distributions of vapor bubbles was carried for under consideration conditions.

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