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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.04.2012.516

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX ENHANCEMENT IN FLOW BOILING OF Al2O3 AND SiC NANOFLUIDS UNDER LOW PRESSURE AND LOW FLOW CONDITIONS  

Lee, Seung-Won (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Park, Seong-Dae (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Kang, Sa-Rah (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Kim, Seong-Man (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Seo, Han (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Lee, Dong-Won (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI))
Bang, In-Cheol (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.44, no.4, 2012 , pp. 429-436 More about this Journal
Abstract
Critical heat flux (CHF) is the thermal limit of a phenomenon in which a phase change occurs during heating (such as bubbles forming on a metal surface used to heat water), which suddenly decreases the heat transfer efficiency, thus causing localized overheating of the heating surface. The enhancement of CHF can increase the safety margins and allow operation at higher heat fluxes; thus, it can increase the economy. A very interesting characteristic of nanofluids is their ability to significantly enhance the CHF. Nanofluids are nanotechnology-based colloidal dispersions engineered through the stable suspension of nanoparticles. All experiments were performed in round tubes with an inner diameter of 0.01041 m and a length of 0.5 m under low pressure and low flow (LPLF) conditions at a fixed inlet temperature using water, 0.01 vol.% $Al_2O_3$/water nanofluid, and SiC/water nanofluid. It was found that the CHF of the nanofluids was enhanced and the CHF of the SiC/water nanofluid was more enhanced than that of the $Al_2O_3$/water nanofluid.
Keywords
Critical Heat Flux; Flow Boiling; Nanofluids; Low Pressure and Low Flow;
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