Author: Donald Charles Ross
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Category : Boundary layer
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Author: Neil William Davies
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Languages : en
Pages : 160

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This thesis describes an experimental investigation of natural convection heat transfer to sodium from a flat plate with its heated surface facing in a downward direction. The electrically heated plate, 316mm long and 30Omm wide, is immersed in a sodium pool, 690m long, 33Omm wide and 600mm deep; the latter is cooled externally by a highly-rated air cooler. The plate heating is divided into six independently controllable sections so that the surface heat flux can be varied along the length of the plate. Experiments were carried out with the heater plate in two positions: with the plate horizontal, and then inclined at 15.15 degrees to the horizontal, in both cases with the heated surface facing downwards. For the horizontal downward-facing position and uniform surface heat flux conditions, the experimental values of mean Nusselt number are approximately 20% higher than the best available theory. The shape of the surface temperature distribution shows good agreement with theory, but the boundary-layer temperature profiles show poor agreement with theory. Tests with non-uniform heat flux distributions are also reported. For the heater plate inclined downwards at 15.15 degrees to the horizontal and uniform surface heat flux conditions, the experimental values of local Nusselt number are approximately 10% lower than those predicted by similarity theory for a vertical plate, with the Grashof number modified by the tangential gravity component to take account of the surface inclination. Boundary-layer temperature profiles show approximate agreement with theory. Tests with non-uniform heat flux distributions are also reported. The experimental results have application in the design of internal core debris catchers for sodium-cooled fast breeder nuclear reactors.

Author: Leroy Jack Gee
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Author: Phairojna Sang-Urai
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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"The experimental investigation was conducted to determine temperature distribution and convective heat transfer coefficients in terms of Nusselt number for an inclined heated flat plate in air. The heated surface of the aluminum flat plate was set facing upward and moved through seven positions from the vertical to the horizontal. The investigation shows that the local Nusselt number can be predicted by Kiekus's solution within 12 per cent for inclination angles from the vertical through 75° from the vertical. In the case of the vertical position, Eckert's solution gives a better prediction. For the horizontal position the results show good agreement with the equation which is recommended by McAdams, with 8 per cent"--Abstract, leaf ii.

Author: Hussain Shaukatullah
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Category : Boundary layer
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Author: Jeff G. Symons
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
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An experimental study has been performed on natural convective heat transfer in inclined enclosures heated from below, and with partitions running in the up-slope direction (see Fig. I). The influence of a clearance between the partitions and the lower heated isothermal surface is considered. This problem is of particular importance in solar collector design. Heat transfer rates have been measured for Ra

Author: Sidney Yip
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: Allan R. Lazarus
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Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: Christopher Michael Skaggs
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Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Author: Syed-Ahmed M. Said
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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