Abstract

Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of water on the inside surface of a horizontal tube of 51 mm internal diameter has been studied experimentally at atmospheric pressure. Experiments were performed at four different azimuthal angles (0 deg, 45 deg, 120 deg, and 180 deg from the tube bottom) to investigate variations in local heat transfer coefficients along the tube periphery. The local coefficient changes much along the tube periphery and the minimum was observed at the tube bottom. It is found that heat transfer on the inside surface is strongly dependent on the intensity of the liquid agitation and the evaporative mechanism.

Issue Section:
Technical Notes
Keywords:
Boiling, Convection, Heat Transfer, Heat Exchangers, Nuclear, water, boiling, heat transfer, evaporation, pipe flow
Topics:
Boiling, Heat flux, Heat transfer, Pool boiling, Water, Heat transfer coefficients, Heat exchangers, Evaporation, Atmospheric pressure

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