Pool boiling in liquid hydrogen, liquid methane and liquid oxygen: A review of available data and predictive tools

摘要

The experimental data accessible in the open literature related to pool boiling of liquid hydrogen (LH2), liquid methane (LCH4), and liquid oxygen (LO2) were compiled. Pool nucleate boiling of LH2 data were compiled from 17 sources, and pool film boiling of LH2 data were compiled from six sources. Pool nucleate boiling of LCH4 data were collected from eight sources, and useful data for pool film boiling of LCH4 were found from only three sources, all representing boiling on the outside surface of horizontal cylinders. For LO2, pool nucleate boiling data from 11 sources were compiled, and useful pool film boiling data could be found from only four sources, three for horizontal cylinders and one for vertical cylinders. The predictions of 19 pool nucleate and 10 pool film boiling correlations were compared with experimental data for the three cryogens. The film boiling data were only compared with appropriate models and correlations based on surface geometry and orientation.