CONTAMINANT FREEZE-OUT IN HEAT EXCHANGERS. VOLUME II - BASIC INVESTIGATION OF CONTAMINANT FREEZE-OUT.

Abstract

An analytical and experimental study was con ducted to investigate the principal mechanisms of water and carbon dioxide freeze-out and to develop a method for predicting the effects of contaminant freeze-out on heat exchanger per formance. This program included an analytical study of the various mechanisms by which con taminant freeze-out may occur. A test facility was constructed having the capability of simulat ing a wide range of air stream pressures, tem peratures, mass flow, and concentration condi tions. A glass-walled test heat transfer section allowed visual and photographic observations of the frost formation as well as measurements of its effects on heat transfer and pressure drop. Based on the analytical and experimental results, the importance of the various mechanisms of con taminant freeze-out has been evaluated and a method generated for predicting the effect of contaminant freeze-out on heat exchanger performance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0418144

Entities

People

  • F.e. Ruccia
  • J.c. Burke
  • R.b. Hinckley
  • R.c. Reid
  • R.p. Berthiaume

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Flow
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Research Facilities
  • Test Facilities

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  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.