Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer. 2. Assessment of prediction methods.

Author(s) : PIORO I. L., ROHSENOW W., DOERFFER S. S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The objective of this work was to assess the state-of-the-art of heat transfer in nucleate pool boiling. The article consists of two parts: part I reviews and examines the effects of major boiling surface parameters affecting nucleate-boiling heat transfer, and part II reviews and examines the existing prediction methods to calculate the nucleate pool-boiling heat transfer coefficient (HTC). A literature review of the parametric trends points out that the major parameters affecting the HTC under nucleate pool-boiling conditions are heat flux, saturation pressure, and thermophysical properties of a working fluid. Therefore, these effects on the HTC under nucleate pool-boiling conditions have been the most investigated and are quite well established. On the other hand, the effects of surface characteristics such as thermophysical properties of the material, dimensions, thickness, surface finish, microstructure, etc., still cannot be quantified, and further investigations are needed. Particular attention has to be paid to the characteristics of boiling surfaces (see also this Bulletin, reference 2005-1148).

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  • Original title: Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer. 2. Assessment of prediction methods.
  • Record ID : 2005-1149
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 47 - n. 23
  • Publication date: 2004/11

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