Accession Number:

AD0813913

Title:

TESTING OF LIQUID-METAL BOILERS FOR RANKINE-CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS. VOLUME II. TEST DATA.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. Oct 64-Sep 66,

Corporate Author:

GARRETT CORP PHOENIX AZ AIRESEARCH MFG DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Collins, R. A.
• Boppart, J. A.
• Berenson, P. J.

Report Date:

1967-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

590.0

Abstract:

Two multitube potassium boilers were designed, built, and tested in a 400 thermal kilowatt heat transfer loop. The first boiler was a 19-tube 14-inch inside diameter, tube and shell boiler with sodium as the heating fluid in the shell and potassium in the tubes. The second was similar, with 12-tubes of 38-inch inside diameter inside the same shell. The nominal design points for the two boilers were common. Both units were a 10 percent power module of a boiler designed for a 300-kwe space power system. Performance of both boilers included exit conditions of 40 percent quality to 150 F superheat and both parallel flow and counter flow operation. Author

Descriptors:

• *RANKINE CYCLE)
• (*BOILERS
• LIQUID METALS
• POTASSIUM
• SURFACE TEMPERATURE
• TEMPERATURE
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• TABLES(DATA)
• PRESSURE

Subject Categories:

• Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting and Ventilating

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE