Experimental Study on Heat Transfer of Fuel-Particle Mixtures in a Vertical Tube at Supercritical Pressure Available to Purchase

Regenerative cooling system is thought to be an effective and practical solution to better thermal management for high heat flux applications. In this paper, we examined the effects of solid particles mixed with fuels on the heat transfer performances of supercritical fuel coolant. Two-step method was applied to prepare Fe3O4-kerosene fluids. Experiments were carried out to study the heat transfer characteristics of fuel-particle mixtures flowing in a vertical tube at supercritical pressures. Results show that there are three different heat transfer mechanisms at the in-, mid- and ex-sections along the tube; increasing the flow rate or the working pressure could enhance the heat transfer performances, yet higher heat flux leads to poorer heat transfer performances. Besides, the addition of solid particles deteriorates the heat transfer performances of the fuel coolant through the modification of inner wall surfaces. As the particle content increases, the heat transfer performance becomes worse.