An experimental study on flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics during cryogenic chilldown in a vertical pipe

Cryogenics

Volumn 52, Issue 4-6, 2012, Pages 268-277

  Hu, Hong ^a   Chung, Jacob N ^a   Amber, Samuel H ^b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenics; Flow boiling; Heat transfer; Quenching

Indexed keywords

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; CHILLDOWN; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; DIFFERENT MASS; DOWNWARD FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW BOILING; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; INNER DIAMETERS; INTERFACE MOVEMENT; MASS FLOW RATE; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PIPE WALLS; PYREX GLASS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TEST SECTIONS; TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION; UPWARD FLOW; VAPOR-LIQUID; VERTICAL FLOWS; VERTICAL PIPES; WORKING FLUID;

CRYOGENICS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID NITROGEN; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIPE; QUENCHING; VAPORS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84861348496     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2012.01.033     Document Type: Article

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