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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering

Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering

ISO Journal TitleKorean J. Air-Cond. Refrig. Eng.
  • Open Access, Monthly
Open Access Monthly
  • ISSN : 1229-6422 (Print)
  • ISSN : 2465-7611 (Online)
Title Experimental Study on Film Boiling Heat Transfer of Liquid Nitrogen in Small Cylindrical Pool
Authors Yeung Chan Kim
DOI https://doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2022.34.3.138
Page pp.138-144
ISSN 1229-6422
Keywords 막비등 ; 풀비등 ; 열유속 ; 극저온 유체 Film boiling ; Pool boiling ; Heat flux ; Cryogenic fluid
Abstract In this study, experiments on the pool boiling of saturated liquid nitrogen in a small cylindrical pool were conducted, and the film boiling heat transfer for different pool depths was observed. Test surface made of stainless steel was set horizontally upward. The test surface was heated up to approximately 250℃ by an infrared heater, after that it was cooled down by liquid nitrogen. Temperature history was measured using three thermocouples, and based on the measured temperature history, the surface temperature and heat flux were calculated by solving numerically the inverse heat conduction problem. The experimental results showed that the heat flux decreased slightly with an increased depth of the cylindrical pool in the film boiling region. This was thought to be due to the increase in the relative area occupied by the bubbles on the heat transfer surface. However, the effect of the pool depth on film boiling heat flux is not significant and the film boiling heat flux in the small cylindrical pool can be predicted from the correlations of the previous study.