Heat Transfer Engineering · 1983 · 16 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceHeat TransferSurface ScienceThermal AnalysisBoiling Heat TransferHeat ExchangeHeat Transfer AnalysisHeat Transfer In FluidsHeat Transfer ModelingThermal DesignBoiling Heat Transfer CoefficientHeat Transfer CoefficientsHeat Transfer EnhancementHeat Transfer MechanismsOcean Thermal Energy ConversionSurface Heat TransferSurface Heat Transfer CoefficientsThermal Conversion
Abstract Boiling heat transfer performance on stainless steel metal fiber sintered surfaces is experimentally investigated with Freon 11 (Rll) as the working fluid. The boiling heat transfer coefficient for the optimum surface structure gives a tenfold improvement over a smooth surface. The nondimensional specific parameter including all design parameters is introduced to explain the trend of the performance of various kinds of metal fiber sintered surfaces. Moreover, the metal fiber sintered surface clad with titanium film is suggested to be appropriate to an evaporator for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)system.