The heat transfer coefficient is inferred from measurements for mercury flowing in a channel of cross-section 2 mm×40 mm with flow velocities from 1 m/s to 4 m/s and heat fluxes from 192 kW/m2 to 1.14 MW/m2. Mercury bulk temperatures vary from 67°C to 143°C. Inferred heat transfer coefficients agree with open literature tube data when compared on a Nusselt versus. Peclet number plot, with Nusselt numbers examined from 8 to 17 and Peclet numbers examined from 790 to 3070.

Issue Section:
Forced Convection
Keywords:
mercury (metal), channel flow, liquid metals, forced convection, Forced Convection, Heat Transfer, Liquid Metals
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Heat transfer coefficients, Liquid metals, Temperature, Forced convection, Stainless steel, Thermocouples
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