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Transient Heat Transfer in a Tube during Pressure Reduction from Supercritical to Subcritical Pressure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16560188
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Thermal engineering
Research InstitutionKYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MORI Hideo  Kyushu Univ., Fac.of Eng., Professor, 大学院・工学研究院, 教授 (70150505)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHISHI Katsumi  Kyushu Univ., Fac.of Eng., Research Assistant, 大学院・工学研究院, 助手 (00037970)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
KeywordsTransient heat transfer / Pressure reduction / Supercritical pressure / Critical heat flux condition / In-tube flow / SCPR
Research Abstract

For the development of a supercritical pressure water cooled power reactor, experiments were carried out to clarify the characteristics of the transient heat transfer in a tube during rapid pressure reduction from supercritical to subcritical pressure, using HCFC22 as the test fluid, and transient heat transfer characteristics were clarified comparing with data under steady state conditions. The test section was a circular tube of 4.4 mm I.D. The pressure was in the range of a supercritical pressure 5.5 MPa (a reduced pressure of 1.1) down below to a subcritical pressure 4.0 MPa (a reduced pressure of 0.8), and the mass velocity was 400 and 700 kg/(m^2s).
Following results were obtained.
1.Under steady state conditions, a reduction in the heat transfer due to the occurrence of critical heat flux condition of film boiling was found in the region of pressure slightly below the critical pressure of 5.0 MPa, even when the heat flux was such a low value at which no heat transfer deterioration was observed at a supercritical pressure of 5.5 MPa. The heat transfer reduction was found at lower pressure with increasing heat flux.
2.In the transient conditions of reducing pressure, the same reduction of heat transfer due to the occurrence of film boiling was also recognized in the pressure region slightly below the critical pressure, even when no heat transfer deterioration was observed at the initial supercritical pressure condition. The heat transfer reduction and resulting tube wall temperature rise, however, were noticed to continue down to the pressure region much lower than the critical pressure. During the pressure reduction, the maximum tube wall temperature in the film boiling was kept almost constant independently of pressure reduction rate. Furthermore, the maximum temperature became higher with an increase of heat flux.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2004

All Journal Article (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 超臨界圧から亜臨界圧への減圧時における管内流過渡熱伝達特性2004

    • Author(s)
      山下 徹
    • Journal Title

      日本伝熱シンポジウム講演論文集 III

      Pages: 685-686

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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