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Electric field effects on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen

Electric field effects on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen
Electric field effects on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen
This paper describes an experimental study into the influence of a d.c. uniform electric field on boiling heat transfer characteristics of liquid nitrogen. The electric field effect on the onset of boiling, nucleate boiling curve, hysteresis phenomenon and critical heat transfer were quantitatively investigated using a mesh-plane electrode system. For this purpose, a novel copper block electrode with temperature measurement and vacuum heat insulation was designed and manufactured. Moreover, a heat transfer model based on this electrode geometry has been developed in order to provide some useful data for the electrode design and assist temperature calculations. Detailed heat transfer processes appearing on the copper surface were observed and monitored using a high-speed camera. The experimental results show that electric fields have an obvious effect on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen.
0011-2275
379-389
Wang, P
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Lewin, P L
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Swaffield, D J
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Chen, G
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Wang, P
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Lewin, P L
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Swaffield, D J
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Wang, P, Lewin, P L, Swaffield, D J and Chen, G (2009) Electric field effects on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen. Cryogenics, 49 (8), 379-389.

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This paper describes an experimental study into the influence of a d.c. uniform electric field on boiling heat transfer characteristics of liquid nitrogen. The electric field effect on the onset of boiling, nucleate boiling curve, hysteresis phenomenon and critical heat transfer were quantitatively investigated using a mesh-plane electrode system. For this purpose, a novel copper block electrode with temperature measurement and vacuum heat insulation was designed and manufactured. Moreover, a heat transfer model based on this electrode geometry has been developed in order to provide some useful data for the electrode design and assist temperature calculations. Detailed heat transfer processes appearing on the copper surface were observed and monitored using a high-speed camera. The experimental results show that electric fields have an obvious effect on boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen.

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Published date: 1 August 2009
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 267762
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/267762
ISSN: 0011-2275
PURE UUID: f12e2e20-400f-42c7-ab64-8d7baf194d2d
ORCID for P L Lewin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2556

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Date deposited: 07 Aug 2009 11:41
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:43

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Author: P Wang
Author: P L Lewin ORCID iD
Author: D J Swaffield
Author: G Chen

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