Analysis of heat transfer and frost layer formation on a cryogenic tank wall exposed to the humid atmospheric air
- Authors
- Kim, Kyoung-Hoon; Ko, Hyung-Jong; Kim, Kyoungjin; Kim, Yong-Wook; Cho, Kie-Joo
- Issue Date
- Jul-2009
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Liquid propulsion rocket; Cryogenic tank; Heat transfer; Frost layer formation; Solar radiation
- Citation
- APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v.29, no.10, pp 2072 - 2079
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 10
- Start Page
- 2072
- End Page
- 2079
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kumoh/handle/2020.sw.kumoh/22286
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.10.015
- ISSN
- 1359-4311
- Abstract
- In this paper heat transfer characteristics and frost layer formation are investigated numerically on the surface of a cryogenic oxidizer tank for a liquid propulsion rocket, where a frost layer could be a significant factor in maintaining oxidizer temperature within a required range. Frost formation is modeled by considering mass diffusion of water vapor in the air into the frost layer and various heat transfer modes such as natural and forced convection, latent heat. solar radiation of short wavelength, and ambient radiation of long wavelength. Computational results are first compared with the available measurements and show favorable agreement on thickness and effective thermal conductivity of the frost layer. In the case of the cryogenic tank, a series of parametric studies is presented in order to examine the effects of important parameters such as temperature and wind speed of ambient air, air humidity, and tank wall temperature on the frost layer formation and the amount of heat transfer into the tank. It is found that the heat transfer by solar radiation is significant and also that heat transfer strongly depends on air humidity, ambient air temperature, and wind speed but not tank wall temperature. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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