This work reports on experimental studies to visualize nucleate boiling on the enhanced heat transfer surface of the hypervapotron for with application in the International Thermonuclear Experiment Reactor [ITER]. This research uses the simulant fluid Freon (R134A) instead of prototypic water to model the system performance. This results in much lower thermophysical conditions to represent the prototypic phenomena. By using reduced pressure, temperatures, etc, based on the critical physical properties of both working fluids, Freon and water, the dramatic drop in the level of these quantities with Freon allows the use of modest test conditions. The experiment was conducted for both saturated and subcooled boiling with different heat fluxes (from 50 to 300 kW/m2). A comparison of the heat transfer performance of finned structures and flat surfaces were examined under particular fluid conditions. The uniqueness of this work is the visualization method that allows direct observation of the subcooled boiling process of the Hypervapotron surfaces. Working with a high speed (12,000 frames per second), high fidelity digital camera with variable magnifications (from 1×–25×), the sub-cooled boiling phenomena was observed in detail. A major conclusion of this work is the existence of two separate zones linked to different energy removal efficiency in hypervapotron. Under high heat flux condition, enhanced boiling heat transfer (about 20–30% higher than flat surface) was observed for hypervapotron effect, while saturated boiling happened in the cavity, and a large portion of the region was vapor filled. The process of vapor bubble rotation in the slot appeared to be helpful to enhance energy transfer, as evidenced by an improved wetting condition on the heating surfaces.
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12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 25–29, 2004
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-4687-3
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An Experimental Investigation of Sub-Cooled Flow Boiling in Hypervapotron Cooling Configuration
Peipei Chen,
Peipei Chen
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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Barclay G. Jones,
Barclay G. Jones
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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Ty A. Newell
Ty A. Newell
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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Peipei Chen
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Barclay G. Jones
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Ty A. Newell
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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ICONE12-49176, pp. 673-677; 5 pages
Published Online:
November 17, 2008
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Chen, P, Jones, BG, & Newell, TA. "An Experimental Investigation of Sub-Cooled Flow Boiling in Hypervapotron Cooling Configuration." Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 1. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 25–29, 2004. pp. 673-677. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE12-49176
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