Heat transfer characteristics

Figure 13.1 The heat transfer characteristics of plug-flow reactors.

Thus, the metallurgy of welds, comprising the weld metal and surrounding heat-affected zone, is influenced not only by the composition of the materials involved, but also by the welding process, the specific procedures for applying the process, and the heat-transfer characteristics (deterrnined by material, mass, and geometry) of the welded joint (9—12). 

Heat Transfer. One of the reasons fluidized beds have wide appHcation is the excellent heat-transfer characteristics. Particles entering a fluidized bed rapidly reach the bed temperature, and particles within the bed are isothermal in almost all commercial situations. Gas entering the bed reaches the bed temperature quickly. In addition, heat transfer to surfaces for heating and cooling is excellent. 

Graphite is chosen for use in nuclear reactors because it is the most readily available material with good moderating properties and a low neutron capture cross section. Other features that make its use widespread are its low cost, stabiHty at elevated temperatures in atmospheres free of oxygen and water vapor, good heat transfer characteristics, good mechanical and stmctural properties, and exceUent machinabUity. 

Applications Two principal applications are rotating equipment oil coolers and compressor inter- and after-coolers. Although seemingly different applications, both rely on the shellside finning to enhance the heat transfer of low heat-transfer characteristic fluids. 

The price for an increase in heat-transfer characteristics is a more complex system with more anxihary eqnipmeut low-pressure receivers, refrigerant pumps, valves, and controls. Liquid refrigerant is predominantly pumped by mechanical pumps, however, sometimes gas at condensing pressure is used for pumping, in the variety of concepts. 

In selecting the boiling temperature, consideration must be given to the effect of temperature on heat-transfer characteristics of the type of evaporator to be used. Some evaporators show a marked drop in coefficient at low temperature—more than enough to offset any gain in available temperature difference. The condenser cooling-water temperature and cost must also be considered. 

Improvement of heat transfer characteristics, as in ores or glass for furnace feed. 

Viscosity. Low viscosity is preferred for reasons of rapid absorption rates, improved flooding characteristics, lower pressure drops, and good heat-transfer characteristics. 

Fluidized bed catalytic reactors seem to have so many advantageous features that they were considered for many processes. One of the advantages is their excellent heat transfer characteristics, due to the large catalyst surface to volume ratio, so very little temperature difference is needed for heat transfer. This would make temperature control problem-free. The second is the uniformity of reaction conditions in the bed. 

Fig. 6 shows both the actual cycle (shown in dashed lines) and the idealised cycle, which consists of two isosteres and two isobars. Heat flows in J/kg adsorbent q) are shown as shaded arrows. For most purposes, analysis of the ideal cycle gives an adequate estimate of the COP and cooling or heating per kg of adsorbent. An accurate calculation of the path of the actual cycle needs information on the dead volume of the whole system and of the heat transfer characteristics of the condenser and evaporator. General trends are more apparent from an analysis of the idealised cycle. 

Liquid nitrogen is omitted from this mixture and the solvent is used to improve the heat transfer characteristics of cardice. 

In order to improve the heat transfer characteristics of air cooled exchangers, the tubes are provided with external fins. These fins can result in a substantial increase in heat transfer surface. Parameters such as bundle length, width and number of tube rows vary with the particular application as well as the particular finned tube design. 

These high velocities occur at the bundle entrance and exit areas, in the baffle windows, through pass lanes and in the vicinity of tie rods, which secure the baffles in their proper position. In conjunction with this, the shell side fluid generally will take the path of least resistance and will travel at a greater velocity in the free areas or by-pass lanes, than it will through the bundle proper, where the tubes are on a closely spaced pitch. All factors considered, it appears a formidable task to accurately predict heat transfer characteristics of a shell and tube exchanger. 

Takuma, M., Yamada, A., Matsuo, T., and Tokita, Y., Condensation Heat Transfer Characteristics of Ammonia-Water Vapor Mixture on a Vertical Flat Surface, Proc. 10th Inti. Heat Transfer Conf, Vol.3 pp395-400, 1994. 

In the treating of water by any of these methods, it must be remembered that due to property changes, they can cause problems on both the heat transfer characteristics and fluid flow characteristics compared with pure water. 

Lewis, M. J., An Elementary Analysis for Predicting the Momentus and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Hydraulically Rough Surface, Trans. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, V. 97, May (1975) p. 249. 

Bonded silver linings are fabricated for mild steel or copper vessels. They are soldered in situ to the walls of the vessel by means of a special tin-silver solder. The melting point of this solder is approximately 280°C, and 200°C is recommended as the maximum continuous operating temperature for linings bonded with it. Since the whole of the silver is firmly adherent to the vessel, bonded linings are suitable for operation under vacuum conditions, and provide excellent heat-transfer characteristics. 

Production molds are usually made from steel for pressure molding that requires heating or cooling channels, strength to resist the forming forces, and/or wear resistance to withstand the wear due to plastic melts, particularly that which has glass and other abrasive fillers. However most blow molds are cast or machined from aluminum, beryllium copper, zinc, or Kirksite due to their fast heat transfer characteristics. But where they require extra performances steel is used. 

RM is a simple, basic, four-step process that uses a thin-walled mold with good heat-transfer characteristics. Its closed mold requires an entrance for insertion of plastic and, most important, the capability to be opened so that solidified products can be removed. These requirements are no problem. Liquid or dry-powder plastic equal to the weight of the final product is put into the mold cavity(s), which rotates simultaneously about two axes located perpendicular to each other (Fig. 8-68). These two rotation speeds can be varied to permit more... 

Mullis (M10), Bastress (B4), and Carlson and Seader (Cl) have conducted experimental studies to determine the heat-transfer characteristics of typical rocket-exhaust igniters. In these studies, the total rate of heat transfer to the propellant or simulated propellant surface was measured as a function of mass flow rate, geometry, and impingement angle between the igniter exhaust... 

For the region near the attachment point, Mullis found a strong effect of axial position on flux, but no satisfactory general correlation for this effect. In addition, he found no quantitative relation for the heat-transfer characteristics of jets directed toward the propellant surface. Under most conditions studied by Mullis, the radiation contribution is approximately 10% of the convective flux. The effects of solid-particle impingement were not investigated. 

A knowledge of the ignition characteristics of the propellant and the heat-transfer characteristics of the igniter permits the igniter designer to determine the propellant ignition-delay for a particular system. The next question is How fast does the flame spread across the propellant surface The answer to this question determines the burning area on the propellant surface as a function of time this is the function AB(t) required to solve Eq. (6) for the chamber pressure as a function of time. 

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