Critical Heat Flux of Narrow Vertical Annuli With Closed Bottoms
Critical Heat Flux of Narrow Vertical Annuli With Closed Bottoms
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DOI:
10.1115/1.3245542
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发表时间:
1983-02
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通讯作者:
Yung Chang;S. Yao
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作者:
Yung Chang;S. Yao
Narrow annuli may exist in various heat transfer equipment. When a heated narrow vertical annulus is closed at the bottom and filled with liquid, boiling may occur and critical heat flux may be exceeded. A practical example is the narrow annuli between the heated tubes and the tube sheet in vertical steam generators. The gaps of the annuli are usually in the order of 0.25 mm; the bottom ends of the annuli are closed by welding.Serious corrosion has been observed on the heated tubes near the bottom tube sheet. It is believed that confinement in the narrow annuli with closed bottoms results in a low critical heat flux and operation in the transition boiling regime. At these locations corrosion may proceed at rates [1] several orders of magnitude higher than elsewhere in the steam generator. The study of the fundamental nature of critical heat flux in the vertical closed-bottom narrow annulus will be important to the understanding of the thermal-hydraulic related corrosion.