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Heat transfer when sodium boils in free-convection conditions

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Abbreviations

α:

is the coefficient of heat transfer, W/m2·deg

q:

is the specific thermal flux, W/m2

tS :

is the saturation temperature, °C

t l :

is the temperature of liquid, °C

T:

is the saturation temperature, °K

P:

is the saturation pressure, bar

λ:

is the thermal conductivity, W/m·deg C

a :

is the temperature conductivity, m2/h

r:

is the heat of vaporization, J/kg

Cp :

is the specific heat, J/kg·deg C

γ:

is the density of liquid, N/m3

γ″:

is the density of vapor, N/m3

σ:

is the surface tension, N/m

μ:

is the viscosity, N·sec/m2

Pr:

is the Prandtl number

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 437–442, May, 1968.

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Subbotin, V.I., Ovechkin, D.M., Sorokin, D.N. et al. Heat transfer when sodium boils in free-convection conditions. At Energy 24, 539–544 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01163522

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