Colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles are known as ‘nanofluids’. Such engineered fluids offer the potential for enhancing heat transfer, particularly boiling heat transfer, while avoiding the drawbacks (i.e., erosion, settling, clogging) that hindered the use of particle-laden fluids in the past. At MIT we have been studying the heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids for the past five years, with the goal of evaluating their benefits for and applicability to nuclear power systems (i.e., primary coolant, safety systems, severe accident mitigation strategies). This paper will summarize the MIT research in this area with particular emphasis to boiling behavior, including, prominently, the Critical Heat Flux limit and quenching phenomena.
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ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer
December 18–21, 2009
Shanghai, China
Conference Sponsors:
- Nanotechnology Institute
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978-0-7918-4391-8
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Nanofluid Heat Transfer Enhancement for Nuclear Reactor Applications
Jacopo Buongiorno,
Jacopo Buongiorno
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
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Lin-wen Hu
Lin-wen Hu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
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Jacopo Buongiorno
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
Lin-wen Hu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
Paper No:
MNHMT2009-18062, pp. 517-522; 6 pages
Published Online:
October 26, 2010
Citation
Buongiorno, J, & Hu, L. "Nanofluid Heat Transfer Enhancement for Nuclear Reactor Applications." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer. ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 3. Shanghai, China. December 18–21, 2009. pp. 517-522. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2009-18062
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