Critical heat flux enhancement of pool boiling using a porous nanostructured coating

Surface coating techniques are commonly used to increase heat transfer and control critical heat flux. In this research, we used anodizing—an electrochemical coating process—to coat an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum plain surface. This porous nanostructured coating has uniform, cylindrical, parallel nanochannels, and closed end pores. Next, we conducted saturated pool boiling tests on the anodized samples, using deionized water and the CHFs were measured. We found that porous nanostructured coatings, due to their improved surface characteristics, particularly wettability, increased CHF values and also critical heat flux increased linearly with decreasing the contact angle.     

竖直微槽道内沸腾换热CHF实验研究

对于沸腾换热,一个主要的约束条件就是临界热流密度(Critical Heat Flux,简称CHF)。这个约束条件对沸腾换热量有一个最高值的限制。文中对矩形微槽道中的流动沸腾临界热流密度进行了实验研究。实验数据是在不同尺寸(0.15mm;0.4mm;1mm)微槽道中,在较大范围的面积质量流速和不同进口过冷度下,以去离子水为工质得到的。实验过程中发现,达到CHF时,靠近出口壁面温度会突然升高,此时传热效率迅速下降。实验数据分析结果表明:CHF随质量流量的增加而增加;进口过冷度对CHF没有明显影响;CHF随着出口干度的增加而降低。     

微液层模型预测过冷沸腾的临界热流密度

本文利用微液层模型对过冷沸腾的临界热流密度（CHF）进行了理论预测。过冷沸腾的强化换热主要是通过单个气泡的形成和消失造成的对流换热强化而引起的。对等热流面,CHF在高过冷区趋近于常数;对等温面,CHF随过冷度的增加而增加。过冷度增加时,蒸发换热量减少,总热流密度主要由蒸发区外的导热引起。     

FC-72在竖直壁面上及微小三角型通道内的沸腾传热

本文对浸在FC-72液池中的竖直壁面及两个微小三角形通道进行了沸腾实验研究,考虑了管道尺寸对沸腾传热特性的影响。两个微小三角形通道的边长分别为1.5和2.5 mm,水力直径分别为0.87和1.44 mm,长度50 mm,采用铜块上开V型沟槽,再覆盖上透明的玻璃片构成。热流密度由贴在铜块背后的膜状加热器提供。实验得到了沸腾曲线和传热系数,并用DV摄影机拍摄到了沸腾状况。实验结果显示,管道尺寸对沸腾传热特性有显著的影响,CHF值随通道尺寸的减小而减小,小通道在低热流密度时传热系数较大。     

液氮中导线加热丝的沸腾传热特性研究

本文以50μm的磷青铜丝作为加热丝和测温元件,采用控制热流密度的方式测量了0°-90°倾角下加热丝在液氮中的沸腾曲线,结果表明:核态沸腾在增加热流密度时存在滞后现象;Bromley公式能准确的预测出膜态沸腾换热曲线的斜率,Zuber模型和Kutateladze公式预测水平细加热丝的CHF误差在15%以内;对于Leidenfrost热流密度的预测,常温流体的计算模型并不适用;CHF随倾角的变化较大,且大于加热平面在相同倾角下的变化幅度。     

Wide range parametric study for the pool boiling of nano-fluids with a circular plate heater

The characteristics of boiling and critical heat flux (CHF) behavior of nano-fluids with alumina and silver nano-particles suspended in de-ionized water (pure water) were studied with circular plate heaters in the present study. Enhancements of CHF in nano-fluids in the wide range of particle sizes and concentrations were compared with those in pure water. Also, the effects of the particle deposition on CHF enhancement were investigated. All experiments were performed at the atmospheric pressure condition. The results show that the measured boiling curves in nano-fluids were shifted to the right and CHF were significantly enhanced for different nano-particle sizes and concentrations. The CHF of nano-fluids was increased as the size of the nano-particles decreased. On the other hand, nano-particle concentration value showing the maximum CHF had a critical value. In each pool boiling experiment of nano-fluids, nano-particles were deposited on the heater surface. Assuming that this phenomenon caused the CHF enhancement, pool boiling experiments of pure water were carried out with these nano-particle deposited heaters. The results of these tests were similar to those of the test of the nano-fluids for the CHF enhancement. The main cause of CHF enhancement was found to be the change of the heater surface structure. In order to analyze boiling phenomena of pure water and Al₂O₃ nano-fluids, boiling process was visualized by using a high speed camera.     

Experimental Study of the Influence of Structured Capillary-Porous Coatings on the Dynamics of Development of Transient Processes and the Crisis Phenomena at Stepwise Heat Release

The effect of structured plasma-sprayed capillary-porous coatings on transient processes and the development of crisis phenomena at boiling under pulsed heat release was studied. The working fluid was liquid nitrogen on the saturation line at atmospheric pressure. It is shown that under unsteady heat release, there is a degeneration of the development of the boiling crisis on heaters with structured capillary-porous coatings at q < q_CHF (critical heat flux at steady heat release). Under unsteady pulsed heat release, no rapid transition to the film boiling regime (without passing through the nucleate boiling stage) is observed on heaters with such coatings until the thermal load is more than two times higher than the critical heat flux for steady heat release. This significantly increases the times of transition to post-critical heat transfer. Analysis of synchronized measurements of surface temperature of heaters and high-speed video recording of transient processes shows that the degeneration of the heat transfer crisis at q < q_CHF on samples with coatings occurs due to significantly lower liquid boiling temperature differences and specific features of the dynamics of propagation of self-sustaining evaporation fronts in comparison with a smooth heater.     

BUBBLE BEHAVIOR AND HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM IN FC-72 POOL BOILING

A transparent heater made of a thin synthetic diamond substrate along with a high-speed camera was used to investigate bubble behavior during pool boiling. The heater design, combined with the selected FC-72 liquid, overcame the difficulty of previous thin-film heater experiments where transparency and adequate heat flux could not be simultaneously achieved. It also resulted in an essentially uniform temperature field over the heater surface. The growth and merging of bubbles were visualized and quantitatively documented. The relative contribution from phase change to the overall heat flux was determined at several heat flux levels. At a heat flux level half of the critical heat flux (CHF), surface bubble nucleation was found to contribute to more than 70% of the heat transfer from the heater surface. At a similar heat flux level, the ratio of dry to wetted area was determined to exceed 1/3, significantly higher than that predicted by a recent hydrodynamic model for CHF (approximately 1/16). This result suggests that modifications are needed for the hydrodynamic model when applied to highly wetting fluid on nearly isothermal surfaces. The merging of bubbles to form vapor blankets over the heater surface was observed, as has been assumed in recent hydrodynamic models.     

NUCLEATE POOL BOILING UNDER DC ELECTRIC FIELD

This article deals with an experimental study of the influence of a DC uniform electric field on the nucleate boiling heat transfer. Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effects on heat transfer coefficients for dielectric liquids are quantitatively investigated by performing experiments on various liquids with different properties. In these experiments, n-pentane, R-113, and R-123 are used as working fluids and the boiling phenomenon takes place on a horizontal plane copper surface. The experimental results have shown: (1) a threefold increase of nucleate pool boiling heat transfer coefficients, (2) a threefold increase of the critical heat flux (CHF), and (3) the disappearance of the hysteresis phenomenon. For nucleate pool boiling and CHF regimes, heat transfer laws based on dimensionless numbers are proposed. The results obtained by the proposed EHD model are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

毛细微槽内的相变传热的实验研究

本文对矩形毛细微槽竖直板的相变传热特性进行了实验研究。结果表明毛细微槽对相变换热具有很大的促进作用。当壁面过热度较小时,相变换热形式主要是三相接触线附近的蒸发换热机制。而当过热度较大时,微槽内发生剧烈的沸腾。微槽内相变换热的临界热负荷有两种产生机理:其一是当微槽长度较大时微槽内由于流动阻力而产生的液体输运临界;另一机理是当微槽长度较小时的池内沸腾临界现象,亦即由动态微液层模型决定的临界机理。实验还得到了微槽强化传热的最佳优化尺寸。     

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER OF WATER AND R-11 ON HORIZONTALLY SMOOTH AND ENHANCED TUBES ENCLOSED BY A CONCENTRIC OUTER TUBE WITH TWO HORIZONTAL SLOTS

An experimental investigation was carried out on the boiling heat transfer characteristics of water and R-11 on the outside of a horizontal heated tube in narrow spaces. Two kinds of heat transfer surfaces (roll-worked and smooth surfaces) were tested. The test section consisted of a narrow annular space formed by enclosing the heated tube in an isolated concentric outer tube with two horizontal slats on the top and bottom. The nucleate boiling heat transfer characteristics were investigated experimentally at atmospheric pressure. The experimental results indicated that a single roll-worked tube in bulk liquid showed better boiling heat transfer than a single smooth tube. In the narrow spaces, the boiling heat transfer coefficients for the smooth tube were considerably enhanced when the gap size was so selected as to take an optimum value. There was no clear optimum gap size for heat transfer enhancement for the roll-worked tube in the narrow spaces. Enhancement of boiling heat transfer in the narrow spaces for the roll-worked tube was not clearly observed in this experiment. Finally, the critical heat flux (CHF) for boiling heat transfer in narrow spaces can be predicted by using a proposed CHF correlation.     

矩形微槽道饱和沸腾临界热流密度特性

对矩形微槽中的流动沸腾临界热流密度进行了实验研究。研究CHF随质量流速、进口过冷度和出口干度的增加而出现的变化趋势,以及槽道尺寸对CHF的影响。搭建试验平台,在不同槽道当量直径、较大范围的质量流速和不同进口过冷度条件下,获得以去离子水为工质两相沸腾传热的实验数据。由于常规尺寸槽道CHF预测关联式并不具有普遍性,所以提出了一个适用于微槽道饱和沸腾CHF的预测模型。并通过与该文以及参考文献中实验数据进行对比,验证了该模型的适用性。     

微槽道纳米流体饱和沸腾CHF特性研究

以水和三种不同质量分数(0.2%、0.5%和1.0%)的Al2O3纳米流体作为实验工质,在三种不同尺寸微槽道中进行饱和沸腾传热实验,研究沸腾传热过程中临界热流密度(Critical Heat Flux,简称CHF)的变化特性。主要分析了微通道水力半径、纳米流体浓度、进口过冷度和临界热力学干度等因素对CHF的影响。实验结果发现:在水力半径较小的槽道内CHF发生得比较早;CHF随纳米流体浓度的增大而增大;CHF随进口过冷度增大有细微增大的趋势;CHF随临界热力学干度的增大而减小。文中还将实验结果与现有的、工况条件与本实验相近的理论模型进行了拟合比较,发现理论模型能较好预测本实验。     

An experimental investigation on pool boiling heat transfer enhancement using Cu-Al2O3 nano-composite coating

Pool boiling heat transfer performances of Cu-Al₂O₃-coated copper surfaces have been studied experimentally for its potential use in heat transfer applications. In the present study, a two-step electrochemical deposition method is examined. This method provides an easy control on surface properties such as porosity and coating thickness. The deposition method is studied carefully and responsible surface morphology parameters are reported. After performing the pool boiling experiments on coated surfaces with DI water, the maximum critical heat flux of 1800 kW/m² and heat transfer coefficient of 193 kW/m² K, which are 68% and 260% higher than that of bare surface, respectively.     

Flow boiling heat transfer of alumina nanofluids in single microchannels and the roles of nanoparticles

This study investigates flow boiling heat transfer of aqueous alumina nanofluids in single microchannels with particular focuses on the critical heat flux (CHF) and the potential dual roles played by nanoparticles, i.e., (i) modification of the heating surface through particle deposition and (ii) modification of bubble dynamics through particles suspended in the liquid phase. Low concentrations of nanofluids (0.001–0.1 vol.%) are formulated by the two-step method and the average alumina particle size is ~25 nm. Two sets of experiments are performed: (a) flow boiling of formed nanofluids in single microchannels where the effect of heating surface modification by nanoparticle deposition is apparent and (b) bubble formation in a quiescent pool of alumina nanofluids under adiabatic conditions where the role of suspended nanoparticles in the liquid phase is revealed. The flow boiling experiments reveal a modest increase in CHF by nanofluids, being higher at higher nanoparticle concentrations and higher inlet subcoolings. The bubble formation experiments show that suspended nanoparticles in the liquid phase alone can significantly affect bubble dynamics. Further discussion reveals that both roles are likely co-existent in a typical boiling system. Properly surface-promoted nanoparticles could minimize particle deposition hence little modification of the heating surface, but could still contribute to the modification in heat transfer through the second mechanism, which is potentially promising for microchannel applications.     

Prediction of heat transfer of nanofluid on critical heat flux based on fractal geometry

Analytical expressions for nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of nanofluid in the critical heat flux (CHF) region are derived taking into account the effect of nanoparticles moving in liquid based on the fractal geometry theory. The proposed fractal model for the CHF of nanofluid is explicitly related to the average diameter of the nanoparticles, the volumetric nanoparticle concentration, the thermal conductivity of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of active cavities on the heated surfaces, the temperature, and the properties of the fluid. It is found that the CHF of nanofluid decreases with the increase of the average diameter of nanoparticles. Each parameter of the proposed formulas on CHF has a clear physical meaning. The model predictions are compared with the existing experimental data, and a good agreement between the model predictions and experimental data is found. The validity of the present model is thus verified. The proposed fractal model can reveal the mechanism of heat transfer in nanofluid.     

微液膜动力学特性与稳定性实验研究

气-液两相流设备的性能受限于临界热流密度,开展流动微液膜动力学特性及其稳定性的相关研究是深入理解沸腾危机及临界热流密度机理的关键。采用光学玻璃制成的矩形通道作为实验段,使用微流量齿轮泵驱动去离子水,使其在实验通道入口处与在其上部流动的压缩空气接触形成同向流动的分层流。利用共轭光学探测器对流动微液膜的厚度进行了测量,利用高速摄像机对气-液两相分层流波动特性进行了可视化观测。研究表明,在绝热情况下,当液速一定时,液膜的平均厚度随着气速增加而减小,当气速增加到某一阈值时会导致液膜破裂。     

细长竖直管路内自然对流沸腾临界热通量研究

l引言管内或窄小流路内的自然对流沸腾CHF的研究比较少。文献［1～41对水及氟里昂系等液体进行了实验，在Kutataladze【’］的池内沸腾无量式基础上，提出如下经验公式当L／De－－＋0时上式退化为池内沸腾公式。式中qm。x是临界热通量；Hi。是蒸发潜热；。是汽液界面张力；尸l和p。分别是液体和蒸汽的密度；9是重力加速度；c是实验常数；不同研究者之间相差很大。当L／De较大时各经验公式的计算值会相差l～2倍。式（1）没有任何物理机理的支持，仅以J和L／De之间的无量纲关系对实验值进行统计整理，对物性的实际影响、De独立于L／De的…     

厚度不均对纳米多孔镀层发热极限及熔毁失效的影响

采用纳米多孔膜可以实现新型的具有极高热流密度的薄液膜沸腾相变传热。在薄液膜沸腾的基础研究中,通过在纳米多孔膜表面加工纳米级别厚度的铂镀层实现加热和测温。通过扫描电镜观察,发现实验样品残骸表面有“河流”状形貌形成,结合元素分析推断铂镀层局部发生热熔。本文对铂镀层进行简化并建立电网络模型,计算并分析了铂镀层局部厚度不均对整体发热极限及熔毁失效的影响。分析结果表明,镀层厚度的不均,将会使镀层在达到极限热流密度后,极易出现“河流”状熔毁,使镀层永久失效;而厚度更加均匀的铂镀层,有助于获得更高的极限热流密度。     

Experimental study of heat transfer of dielectric liquid perfluorohexane at flowboiling in a microchannel heat exchanger

Presented are results of an experimental study of local heat transfer characteristics in boiling of the dielectric liquid perfluorohexane under forced convection in a horizontal microchannel heat exchanger. The experiments with a copper microchannel heat exchanger comprising 21 channels with sections of 335 × 930 μm were conducted with a mass velocity of 250 to 1000 kg/m²s and a heat flux through the outer wall of the heat exchanger of 3 to 60 W/cm². The dependence of the local heat transfer coefficient on the heat flux density on the inner wall of the microchannels was established, as well as the critical heat flux. The experimental data are compared with calculations based on known models of heat transfer.