Title

Optimal Spray Characteristics In Water Spray Cooling

Keywords

Boiling; Critical heat flux; Droplet; Efficiency; Scaling; Spray

Abstract

The dependence of the efficiency of liquid usage (η) at CHF on spray parameters was experimentally investigated for subcooled water spray cooling. A spray can be characterized by three independent parameters (droplet Sauter-mean diameter, d32, droplet velocity, V, and droplet flux, N). In this study, each of these parameters was varied with the other two kept constant by using a combination of spray nozzles, operating pressures, and distance between the nozzle exit and the heater surface. It was found that CHF varies with N -2/3, d32-14/5 and V14, respectively, when two of the three spray parameters are kept nearly constant. It was also found that CHF varies with N1/6 and V1/4 and is relatively independent of d32. It is concluded that to achieve the maximum possible CHF while using the minimum quantity of water, it is desirable to select nozzles that produce as small a droplet diameter with as high a velocity as possible. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

11-1-2004

Publication Title

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volume

47

Issue

23

Number of Pages

5095-5099

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.05.033

Socpus ID

4644233333 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/4644233333

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