MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICALLY ENHANCED HEAT-TRANSFER IN A LIQUID-METAL SYSTEM

被引:9
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作者
SMITH, JF [1 ]
HSIAO, MY [1 ]
LIN, TF [1 ]
WILLIS, MG [1 ]
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV,APPL RES LAB,UNIVERSITY PK,PA 16802
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D O I
10.1016/0029-5493(91)90074-R
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The phenomena of liquid metal flow under the influence of magnetic and electric fields are important in the development and design of nuclear and metallurgical plants, such as the blanket cooling systems of fusion or fast breeder reactors and electromagnetic stirring devices. In this study, a computer code that models recirculating flows in two dimensions using a k-epsilon turbulence model is expanded to include the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects of applied electric and magnetic fields. This modified code is then used to examine the effect of MHD stirring on the heat transfer characteristics of a liquid metal cooling system. Using liquid sodium properties, various thermophysical properties are investigated. The results indicate that a significant increase in the rate of heat transfer is obtainable when the heat transfer system is operated in the presence of MHD stirring.
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页码:147 / 159
页数:13
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