Citation
Spelt, Jan Karel (1982) An experimental study of heat transfer to flowing granular media. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09112006-112612
Abstract
The convective heat transfer to a flowing, cohesionless granular material has been studied experimentally. Heat-transfer rates were measured for two materials from a heated plate installed in the floor of an inclined, open chute. The variable parameters were the bed depth and the mass flow rate.
At relatively small flow rates the heat-transfer rate increased with velocity in agreement with earlier studies. As the mass flow rate continued to rise however, it was discovered that the heat-transfer coefficient for a given bed depth reached a maximum and then decreased.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Engineer's thesis) |
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| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Division: | Engineering and Applied Science |
| Major Option: | Mechanical Engineering |
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| Defense Date: | 1 January 1982 |
| Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-09112006-112612 |
| Persistent URL: | http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09112006-112612 |
| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
| ID Code: | 3459 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | Imported from ETD-db |
| Deposited On: | 27 Sep 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2012 03:00 |
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