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Title: | A New Pool Boiling Facility for the Study of Nanofluids |
Authors: | Strack, James M. |
Advisor: | Novog, D. R. |
Department: | Engineering Physics |
Keywords: | nanofluids; pool boiling; high speed video; experiment design;Heat Transfer, Combustion;Heat Transfer, Combustion |
Publication Date: | Apr-2013 |
Abstract: | <p>Nanofluids are engineered colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles in a liquid. The field of nanofluids has seen much interest due to reported heat transfer enhancements over the corresponding pure fluids at low particle concentrations. Particularly, a large increase in critical heat flux (CHF) has been widely reported along with modification of the boiling interface. Inconsistencies in reported impact on nucleate boiling heat transfer and the degree of CHF enhancement illustrate the need for further study.</p> <p>A pool boiling experiment has been designed and constructed at McMaster University to allow for the study the boiling of water-based nanofluids. The facility has been commissioned with saturated distilled water tests at atmospheric pressure, heat flux levels up to 1200 kW·m<sup>-2</sup>, and at wall superheat levels up to 19.5<sup>o</sup>C. Wall superheat and heat flux uncertainties were estimated to be ±0.6<sup>o</sup>C and ±20 kW∙m<sup>-2</sup>, respectively. For the installed test section, heat flux is limited to 2.62 ± 0.06 MW·m<sup>-2</sup>. A high speed video system for the analysis of bubble dynamics was tested and used for qualitative comparisons between experimental runs. This system was tested at 2500 FPS and an imaging resolution of 39 pixels per mm, but is capable of up to 10 000 FPS at the same spatial resolution. Heat flux versus wall superheat data was compared to the Rohsenow correlation and found to qualitatively agree using surface factor <em>C<sub>sf</sub></em> = 0.011. Results were found to have a high degree of repeatability at heat flux levels higher than 600 kW·m<sup>-2</sup>.</p> <p>The new facility will be used to conduct studies into the pool boiling of saturated water-based nanofluids at atmospheric pressure. Additional work will involve the control and characterization of heater surface conditions before and after boiling. Quantitative analysis of bubble dynamics will be possible using high speed video and particle image velocimetry.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12879 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/7728 8780 3791117 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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