Dispersed flow film boiling of nitrogen with swirl flow

Abstract

The heat-transfer characteristics of two-phase film boiling of nitrogen in tubes with tape-generated swirl flow are described. The swirl flow substantially augments the heat transfer and minimizes the thermal non-equilibrium, which is responsible for the relatively poor performance of boilers without twisted-tape inserts. Assuming thermal equilibrium, it is possible to formulate a relatively simple superposition correlation for both evaporation and superheat regions of the once-through boiler. The correlation gives good prediction of wall temperatures along the tube for the entire range of test conditions.