Numerical Study on Boiling Mechanism and Rapid Phase Transfer Phenomenon of LNG Discharging on Water

Abstract:

Abstract. Aiming at analyzing boiling mechanism and confirming rapid phase Abstract. Aiming at analyzing boiling mechanism and confirming rapid phase transfer (RPT) taking place conditions of LNG discharging on water. The models of pool spreading, heat and mass transfer rate and LNG’s property are coupled in this paper. The conditions of RPT has been confirmed, which included LNG directly contacting with water and the water temperature should higher than LNG’s superheat limit temperature, but the RPT would not take place if the LNG boils on ice. The model of LNG discharging on water has been established in this paper, which is used to simulate Boe and Burro-9 experiments. The results showed that the models can simulate evaporation and boiling rate well, and can be used in predicting the initial time of RPT happening when the discharging process is calm and the location of discharging is near the water surface.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 516-517)
• Pages: 97-106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.516-517.97
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Bin Zhang, Wan Qing Wu, Jian Wei Zhang
• Keywords: Discharging on Water, Heat Transfer Rate, LNG, Numerical Simulation, Rapid Phase Transfer

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