Experimental study on heat transfer of fuel-particle mixtures in a vertical tube at supercritical pressure

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2013 7th Int. Conf. on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th Int. Conf. on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, HT 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2013 Collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - Minneapolis, MN, United States
Duration: 14 Jul 201319 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2013 7th Int. Conf. on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th Int. Conf. on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, HT 2013
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2013 Collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, MN
Period14/07/1319/07/13

Keywords

  • Heat transfer coefficients
  • Regenerative coolant
  • Supercritical pressure
  • Surface modification

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