EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATION ON BURNOUT HEAT FLUX WITH BOILING WATER. Final Summary Report, October 3, 1960-July 31, 1961 (open access)

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATION ON BURNOUT HEAT FLUX WITH BOILING WATER. Final Summary Report, October 3, 1960-July 31, 1961

Experimental results were obtained on the effect of an ultrasonic field on the burnout heat flux for water flowing at atmospheric pressure, through an annular flow channel formed by a 1/4-in.-diameter electrically heated tube and a concentric glass tube of 3/4-in. ID. The active length of the central heating element was 5 1/2 in. The ultrasonic transducer, which was operated at 25,000 cps and a maximum electrical input of 300 watts, was located at the inlet end of the flow channel. The ultrasonic waves were propagated in the water in the direction of flow and thus parallel to the surface of the heating element. Burnout conditions covered channel inlet flows from 1.61 to 6.25 ft/sec and subcooling from 16 to 28 deg F. No effect of the ultrasonic field on the burnout heat flux or on the visible boiling phenomena at burnout conditions was detectable. During boiling at heat fluxes well below burnout, the effect of the ultrasonic field was a reduction in the diameter of the envelope of bubble activity surrounding the heating element. Visual inspectibn appeared to show that this reduction was associated with a smaller average bubble size and a greater frequency of bubble formation. However, all …
Date: July 31, 1961
Creator: Romie, F.E. & Aronson, C.A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Some Laboratory Water Vapor Corrosion Tests of Beo. Period Covered: January 1961-April 1961 (open access)

Results of Some Laboratory Water Vapor Corrosion Tests of Beo. Period Covered: January 1961-April 1961

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Date: July 31, 1961
Creator: Salyards, D. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library