• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1040-1045
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• 2004

This study has been carried out to investigate thermosyphon's geyser boiling phenomenon used to solar collector. evaporator section of thermosyphon used to solar collector is very much longer than that of condenser section. From the results from this study, Geyser boiling's cycle depends on cooling water, tilt angle and the applied heat load at the evaporator. In this study, according to heat load, the geyser boiling frequency is lower, but the amplitude higher. For the high tilt angle of heat pipe, the frequency and amplitude are lower and higher in the evaporator region, respectively. Whereas, these phenomena is in contrast in the condenser region.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2029-2038
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• 2024

A deep understanding of the characteristics and mechanism of geyser boiling and capillary pumping is necessary to optimize a high-temperature sodium heat pipe. In this work, the Volume of Fluid (VOF) two-phase model and the capillary force model in the mesh wick were used to model the complex phase change and fluid flow in the heat pipe. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations successfully predicted the process of bubble nucleation, growth, aggregation, and detachment from the wall in the liquid pool of the evaporation section of the heat pipe in horizontal and tilted states, as well as the reflux phenomenon of capillary suction within the wick. The accuracy and stability of the capillary force model within the wick were verified. In addition, the causes of geyser boiling in heat pipes were analyzed by extracting the oscillation distribution of heat pipe wall temperature. The results show that adding the capillary force model within the wick structure can reasonably simulate the liquid backflow phenomenon at the condensation; Under the horizontal and inclined operating conditions of the heat pipe, the phenomenon of local dry-out will occur, resulting in a sharp increase in local temperature. The speed of bubble detachment and the timely reflux of liquid sodium (condensate) replenishment in the wick play a vital role in the geyser temperature oscillation of the tube wall. The numerical simulation method and the results of this study are anticipated to provide a good reference for the investigation of geyser boiling in high-temperature heat pipes.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1851-1859
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• 2022

Experimental research on flow characteristics of open natural circulation system was performed, to figure out the mechanism of the open natural circulation behaviors. The influence factors, such as the heating power, the inlet subcooled and the level of cooling tank on the flow characteristics of the system were examined. It was shown that within the scope of the experimental conditions, there are five flow types: single-phase stable flow, flash and geyser coexisting unstable flow, flash stable flow, flash unstable flow, and flash and boiling coexisting unstable flow. The geyser flow in flash and geyser coexisting unstable flow is different from classic geysers flow. The flow oscillation period and amplitude of the former are more regular, is a newly discovered flow pattern. By drawing the flow instability boundary diagram and sorting out the flow types, it is found that the two-phase unstable flow is mainly characterized by boiling and flash, which determine the behavior of open natural circulation respectively or jointly. Moreover, compared with full liquid level system, non-full liquid level system is more prone to boiling phenomenon, and the range of heat flux density and undercooling degree corresponding to unstable flow is larger.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.267-278
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• 2013

동아프리카 열곡계는 천열수 금-은 광상을 배태하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 그 대표적인 예로서 에티오피아에 발달된 열곡대는 제 4기 복마그마 화산활동과 관련하여 광화작용이 수반된다. 주 에티오피아 열곡대의 형성과정 동안 발달된 대규모의 지루-지구 구조는 마그마의 관입과 열수유체의 순환을 위한 열린 공간을 제공하였다. 최근 들어, 에티오피아 열곡대 및 다나낄 함몰지 내 천열수형 광화작용이 보고되고 있어, 주 에티오피아 열곡대 내 대규모 열수변질대의 발달(샬라, 랑가노, 알라로베다)과 온천수에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 온천수의 지표산출은 주로 비등천(샬라) 또는 간헐천(알라로베다)의 형태로 이루어지고 있으나, 일부 지역은 지하수면의 하강으로 폭발적인 비등과 분출이 관찰되지 않는다. 온천수의 지표 분출과 관련하여 주변 암석들은 주로 석영, 카올리나이트, 일라이트, 스멕타이트, 녹니석의 광물조합을 갖는 암석으로 변질되어 있다. 온천수는 중성 내지 약한 알카리(pH 7.88~8.83)의 특성을 보이고, 대체적으로 중탄산염 유체로 분류된다. 온천수 내 금과 은 및 기타 수반원소들의 함량은 상당히 낮으나, Se의 함량이 최대 26.7 ppm으로 나타났다. 반면에 온천수 주변 규질 퇴적물들은 Pb(최대 33 ppm, 샬라), Zn(최대 313 ppm, 샬라), Cu(53.1 ppm, 데마에고나), Mn(최대 0.18 wt%, 샬라) 등으로 다소 부화되어 있다. 결론적으로 온천수내 높은 Se 함량과 규질 암석내 Pb, Zn, Cu, Mn 이상 및 최근 천열수형 광화작용의 발견은 주 에티오피아 열곡대내 천열수형 광상의 부존 가능성에 관한 기대를 높인다.