Effect of a heated pipe length on DNB heat flux in forced flow of liquid hydrogen

Tatsumoto, Hideki; Shirai, Yasuyuki*; Shiotsu, Masahiro*; Hata, Koichi*; Naruo, Yoshihiro*; Kobayashi, Hiroaki*; Inatani, Yoshifumi*; Narita, Norihiko*

Proceedings of 24th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference (ICEC 24) and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2012 (ICMC 2012) (CD-ROM), p.157 - 160, 2012/05

The heat transfer in a forced flow of saturated liquid hydrogen was measured using vertically-mounted heated pipes with an inner diameter d of 6.0 mm and lengths L of 50, 100, 200 and 250 mm for wide ranges of flow velocity and pressure. The heat fluxes at departure from nucleate boiling were higher for higher flow velocities, lower pressures and shorter L. The effect of L on the DNB heat flux was clarified and could be described by the modified authors' DNB correlation.