Research
4. Heat Transfer
Nanofluid Heat Transfer Group (l-r): graduate students Wesley Williams, Sung Joong Kim and Tim Lucas, Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno, Post-doc Associate In Cheol Bang, Dr. Lin-wen Hu and Dr. Tom McKrell.
Graduate student Sung Joong Kim and Dr. Tom McKrell inspect the test section of the nanofluid critical heat flux facility
Single-phase heat transfer coefficient and friction factor can be measured in the NSE nanofluid loop. This loop has a 3-m long test section for laminar and turbulent studies. The design specifications are as follows:
- Pressure ≤10 bar
- Heat flux ≤100 kW/m2
- Temperature ≤180°C
- Velocity ≤6 m/s
Critical Heat Flux (CHF) can be measured in the NSE two-phase loop.
This loop has an electrically-heated annular test section and the following design specifications:
- Equilibrium quality: -0.05 to 0.0
- Mass flux: 500-2,000 kg/m2s
- Pressure: 0.1-1.0 MPa
- Heat flux: up to 4 MW/m2
