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Two-phase flows and heat transfer within systems with ambient pressure above the thermodynamic critical pressureIn systems where the design inlet and outlet pressure P sub amb are maintained above the thermodynamic critical pressure P sub c, it is often assumed that heat and mass transfer are governed by single-phase relations and that two-phase flows cannot occur. This simple rule of thumb is adequate in many low-power designs but is inadequate for high-performance turbomachines, boilers, and other systems where two-phase regions can exist even though P sub amb P sub c. Heat and mass transfer and rotordynamic-fluid-mechanic restoring forces depend on momentum differences, and those for a two-phase zone can differ significantly from those for a single-phase zone. By using a laminar, variable-property bearing code and a rotating boiler code, pressure and temperature surfaces were determined that illustrate nesting of a two-phase region within a supercritical pressure region. The method of corresponding states is applied to bearings with reasonable rapport.
Document ID
19870043454
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hendricks, R. C.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Braun, M. J.
(Akron, University OH, United States)
Mullen, R. L.
(Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
87A30728
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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