Investigations and numerical modelling are performed on the heat transfer to CO2 at supercritical pressure under buoyancy affected conditions during heating in a vertical tube with inner diameter of 2 mm. Numerical modelling are carried out using several low Reynolds number (LRN) k-ε models, including the model due to Launder and Sharma (LS), Abe, Kondoh and Nagano (AKN), Myong and Kasagi (MK) models. The numerical results are compared with the corresponding experimental data and the predicted values using the semi-empirical correlation for convection heat transfer of supercritical fluids without deterioration. The abilities of various LRN models to predict the heat transfer to fluids at supercritical pressures under normal and buoyancy affected heat transfer conditions are evaluated. Detailed information related to the flow and turbulence is presented to get better understanding of the mechanism of the heat transfer deterioration due to buoyancy, as well as the different behavior of various LRN turbulence models in responding to the buoyancy effect, which gives clues in future model improvement and development to predict the buoyancy affected heat transfer more precisely and in a broader range of conditions as they come to be used to simulate the flow and heat transfer in various applications such as in the supercritical pressure water-cooled reactor (SCWR) and the supercritical pressure steam generator in the high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTR).
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2017 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 2–6, 2017
Shanghai, China
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5784-7
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Investigation and Modeling of the In-Tube Heat Transfer of Fluids at Supercritical Pressure During Heating
Chen-Ru Zhao,
Chen-Ru Zhao
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zhen Zhang,
Zhen Zhang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Han-Liang Bo,
Han-Liang Bo
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Pei-Xue Jiang
Pei-Xue Jiang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Chen-Ru Zhao
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Zhen Zhang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Han-Liang Bo
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Pei-Xue Jiang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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ICONE25-66232, V006T08A016; 7 pages
Published Online:
October 17, 2017
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Zhao, C, Zhang, Z, Bo, H, & Jiang, P. "Investigation and Modeling of the In-Tube Heat Transfer of Fluids at Supercritical Pressure During Heating." Proceedings of the 2017 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 6: Thermal-Hydraulics. Shanghai, China. July 2–6, 2017. V006T08A016. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE25-66232
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