Development of enhanced heat transfer/transport/storage slurries for thermal-system improvement
Abstract
Various fluid mechanics and heat transfer mechanisms responsible for improving thermal system performance are described. A threefold or greter heat transfer enhancement is possible with slurries for certain heat transfer surface geometry. The enhancement potential was postulated to be greatest for phase change slurries in a study of a thermal system. Source-to-sink temperature difference, mass flow, pumping power, and storage volume requirements were significantly reduced using a phase change slurry.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8410525K
- Keywords:
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- Heat Storage;
- Heat Transfer;
- Phase Change Materials;
- Slurries;
- Fluid Mechanics;
- Heat Of Fusion;
- Heat Sinks;
- Mass Flow;
- Pumping;
- Working Fluids;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer