Qiusheng Liu

Transient Heat Transfer for Forced Convection Flow of Helium Gas Over a Horizontal Plate

Transient heat transfer coefficients for helium gas flowing over a horizontal plate (ribbon) were measured under wide experimental conditions. The platinum plate with a thickness of 0.1 mm was used as the test heater and heated by electric current. The heat generation rate was exponentially increased with a function of Q0 exp(t/τ). The gas flow velocities ranged from 4 to 10 m/s, the gas temperatures ranged from 290 to 353 K, and the periods of heat generation rate, τ, ranged from 50 ms to 17 s. The surface superheat and heat flux increase exponentially as the heat generation rate increases with the exponential function. It was clarified that the heat transfer coefficient approaches the quasi-steady-state one for the period τ longer than about 1 s, and it becomes higher for the period shorter than around 1 s. Empirical correlation for transient heat transfer was also obtained based on the experimental data.

TRANSIENT CHF PHENOMENA DUE TO EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING HEAT INPUTS

The critical heat flux (CHF) levels that occurred due to exponential heat inputs for varying periods to a 1.0-mm diameter horizontal cylinder immersed in various liquids were measured to develop an extended database on the effect of high subcoolings for quasi-steady-state and transient maximum heat fluxes. Two main mechanisms of CHF were found. One mechanism is due to the time lag of the hydrodynamic instability (HI) which starts at steady-state CHF upon fully developed nucleate boiling, and the other mechanism is due to the explosive process of heterogeneous spontaneous nucleation (HSN) which occurs at a certain HSN superheat in originally flooded cavities on the cylinder surface. Steady-state CHFs were divided into three regions for lower, intermediate and higher subcooling at pressures resulting from HI, transition and HSN, respectively. HSN consistently occurred in the transient boiling CHF conditions that correspond to a short period. It was also found that the transient boiling CHFs gradually increased, then rapidly decreased and finally increased again as the period became shorter.

Width effect and local transient heat transfer characteristics for helium gas flowing over a twisted plate

Forced convection transient heat transfer for helium gas at various periods of exponential increase of heat input to a short twisted plate with various helix angles was experimentally studied. Twisted plates were made of platinum plate with a thickness of 0.1 mm and width of 2 and 4 mm. The heat generation rates of the heater was raised with exponential function, , where t is time, and τ is period of heat generation rate. The transient heat transfer experimental data were measured for the periods ranged from 80 ms to 17 s and at a gas temperature of 303 K under 500 kPa. The flow velocities ranged from 4 to 10 m/s. In the experiments, the twisted plates with different width were tested. The local mean heat transfer coefficients have been tested as well. An enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient for the twisted plate with different width was clarified. And also, the heat transfer coefficients for the first half pitch are 24% higher than that for the total length of the same twisted plate.

Experimental Study on Thermosyphon for Shipboard High-Power Electronics Cooling System

The closed-loop thermosyphon (CLT) has advantages of simple structure and reliability for transporting heat in long distances with small decrease in temperature. It is considered a promising cooling device for power electronics onboard ships. In this research, CLT for cooling of power electronics onboard ship was developed, and the performance was experimentally examined using a CLT apparatus. The performance was investigated for steady-state heat transfer under a wide range of pressures and heat loads from 18.3 kPa to 35.3 kPa and from 88.9 W to 616.2 W, respectively. The fill charge rates were 27% and 45%. The circulation coolant temperature at the condenser was set to 15°C. The measured data for each rated heat input were registered by a data logger in every 5-s increment of sampling data for a 30-min period. During the steady-state operation, CLT could maintain the system pressure and produced the vapor bulk temperature at around saturation boiling regime. The temperature distributions of the system were measured from each probed thermocouple along the loop. It is understood that higher heat inputs around above 349 W could keep the bulk vapor in an almost constant temperature from evaporation process up to the inlet position of the condenser. The condenser of the direct hull cooling method could also maintain the condensation process with a temperature decrease of around 30°C from the inlet vapor temperature of the condenser. It was clarified that the CLT has good thermal performance in the higher heat loads with low thermal resistance and provides a steady circulation loop from each two-phase process of heating in the evaporator and cooling during condensation.

Transient Heat Transfer From a Horizontal Plate in Forced Flow of Various Gases

In this research, to obtain fundamental experimental data of transient heat transfer and to clarify the transient heat transfer process at wide experimental conditions for the safety assessment of very high temperature reactor (VHTR), forced convection transient heat transfer coefficients were measured for Helium, Carbon dioxide, Argon and Nitrogen gases flowing over a horizontal plate due to exponentially increasing heat input. The platinum ribbon with a thickness of 0.1 mm and a width of 4.0 mm was used as the test heater and heated by electric current. The heat generation rate was controlled and measured by a heat input control system, it was exponentially increased with a function of Q0 exp(t/τ). The periods (e-fold times) of heat generation rate, τ, ranged from 46 ms to 17 s, the gas flow velocities ranged from 1 to 10 m/s, the pressures ranged from 400 kPa to 800 kPa, and the gas temperatures ranged from 290 to 353 K. It was clarified that the heat transfer coefficient approaches the quasi-steady-state one for the period longer than about 1 s, and it becomes higher for the period shorter than around 1 s. The heat transfer coefficient increases with the increases in pressure and velocity, and it shows some dependence on temperature at the experimental range of this research. The dependence of transient heat transfer on the gas flow velocity becomes weaker when the period becomes very shorter. Effect of gas thermal physical properties on heat transfer was investigated, and helium gas shows higher heat transfer coefficients than those of other gases due to its higher thermal conductivity. Empirical correlations for quasi-steady-state heat transfer and transient one for various gases were obtained based on the experimental data.© 2011 ASME

Transient Pool Boiling CHF in FC-72

In the current work, critical heat fluxes (CHFs) and related boiling phenomena due to transient heat inputs, Q0 exp(t/τ), to horizontal finite heaters were investigated in a pool of FC-72. Investigations were made on 1.0 mm diameter horizontal cylinders and a horizontal vertically oriented ribbon (4.0 mm × 0.1 mm × 31.5 mm) under a wide range of pressures ranged from 79.5 kPa up to 1278.1 kPa and liquid subcoolings ranged from saturated up to 140 K. The CHFs obtained from each heater with their dependency on pressure and liquid subcooling, and the typical ones against exponential period, τ, were observed and compared. The transition boiling processes to film boiling including mechanisms of incipient boiling and CHF, and vapor and bubble behaviors were also derived.Copyright

Critical heat flux phenomena depending on pre-pressurization in transient heat input

The critical heat flux (CHF) levels that occurred due to exponential heat inputs for varying periods to a 1.0-mm diameter horizontal cylinder immersed in various liquids were measured to develop an extended database on the effect of various pressures and subcoolings by photographic study. Two main mechanisms of CHF were found. One mechanism is due to the time lag of the hydrodynamic instability (HI) which starts at steady-state CHF upon fully developed nucleate boiling, and the other mechanism is due to the explosive process of heterogeneous spontaneous nucleation (HSN) which occurs at a certain HSN superheat in originally flooded cavities on the cylinder surface. The incipience of boiling processes was completely different depending on pre-pressurization. Also, the dependence of pre-pressure in transient CHFs changed due to the wettability of boiling liquids. The objective of this work is to clarify the transient CHF phenomena due to HI or HSN by photographic.

Transient heat transfer for helium gas flowing over a horizontal cylinder in a narrow channel

ABSTRACT Transient forced convection heat transfer due to exponentially increasing heat input to a heater is important as a database for the safety assessment of the transient heat transfer process in a very high temperature gas-cooled reactor (VHTR). Forced convection transient heat transfer for helium gas flowing over a cylinder in a narrow channel was experimentally studied at various periods of exponential increases in heat input. The test heater was mounted horizontally along the center part of a circular test channel with a diameter of 5 mm. The heat generation rates of the heater,, was increased with the exponential function, . By using a narrow channel, relatively high flow velocity was achieved, and experimental data at a high Reynolds number were obtained. According to the results, the surface temperature and the heat flux exponentially increased with time. It was clarified that the heat transfer coefficient approached the quasi-steady-state for a period of more than approximately 1 s, and it reached higher values for a period of less than approximately 1 s. The heat transfer coefficients present high dependence on the flow velocity of the helium gas and the heater diameter. Heat transfer correlations at the quasi-steady state and the transient state were obtained based on the experimental data.

Experimental and numerical study on transient heat transfer for a twisted plate with different length in helium gas at various velocities

ABSTRACT This study is aimed to investigate the transient heat transfer process between the solid surface and the coolant (helium gas) in very high temperature reactor or intermediate heat exchanger. Transient heat transfer from a twisted plate with different length in helium gas was experimentally and theoretically studied. The heat generation rate was increased with an exponential function, Q = Q0exp(t/τ), where t is time and τ is period. Experiment was carried out at various periods ranged from 35 ms to 14 s. Platinum plates were twisted with the same helical pitch of 20 mm, and the effective lengths are 26.8, 67.8 and 106.4 mm (pitch numbers of 1, 3 and 5), respectively. It was clarified that the average heat transfer coefficient approaches quasi-steady-state value when the period τ is larger than about 1 s, and it becomes higher when τ is shorter than about 1 s. The heat transfer coefficient decreases with the increase of plate length. An empirical correlation for forced convection heat transfer for a twisted plate with various lengths was obtained based on the experimental data. Moreover, numerical simulation results were obtained for average surface temperature difference, heat flux and heat transfer coefficient of the twisted plates with different length and showed reasonable agreement with experimental data. Through the numerical simulation, distribution of heat transfer coefficient on heater surface, temperature distribution and velocity distribution were clarified.

Experimental Study on Transient Heat Transfer Enhancement for Helium Gas Flowing Over a Thin Twisted Plate

Transient forced convection heat transfer due to exponentially increasing heat input to a heater is important as a database for safety assessment of the transient heat transfer process in a Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR). The knowledge of heat transfer enhancement using a heater with twisted configuration is also important for the high performance design of intermediate heater exchanger (IHX) in VHTR system. In this study, forced convection transient heat transfer for helium gas at various periods of exponential increase of heat input to a short thin twisted plate with various helix angles was experimentally studied. A forced convection heat transfer experimental apparatus was used to measure the experimental data. The test heater was mounted horizontally along the center part of a circular test channel. Twisted plates were made of thin platinum plate with a thickness of 0.1 mm and width of 2 mm and 4 mm. The heat generation rates of the heater were controlled and measured by a heat input control system. The heat generation rate, Q, was raised with exponential function, Q = Q0exp(t/τ). Where, t is time, and τ is period of heat generation rate. The mean temperature of the test heater was measured by resistance thermometry. The heat flux was obtained by the energy conservation equation. The test heater surface temperature was calculated from heat conduction equation of the heater. The transient heat transfer experimental data were measured for the periods ranged from 80 ms to 17 s and at a gas temperature of 303 K under 500 kPa. The flow velocities ranged from 4 m/s to 10 m/s. In the experiments, the twisted plates with different width were tested. The surface temperature and heat flux are increasing exponentially with the time. It was clarified that the heat transfer coefficient approaches the quasi-steady-state one for the period longer than about 1 s, and it becomes higher for the period shorter than about 1 s. The heat transfer coefficients for total length of the twisted plate were compared with the values of flat plate which has the same width and thickness with the twisted one. The local mean heat transfer coefficients have been tested as well. The heat transfer coefficients of twisted plate are about 10% for 2 mm-width one and15% for 4 mm-width one higher than those of flat plate with same width at the quasi-steady state. And also, the heat transfer coefficients for the first half pitch are 24% higher than that for the total length of the same twisted plate. Therefore, an enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient for the twisted plate was clarified.Copyright