Measurement of heat transfer coefficients by nuclear magnetic resonance.
We demonstrate an experimental method for the measurement of heat transfer coefficient for a fluid system by magnetic resonance imaging. In this method, the temporal variation of thermally induced nuclear shielding is monitored and the average heat transfer coefficient is measured as a function of fluid velocity. We examine the cases of natural convection and forced convection at fluid velocity up to 0.8 m s(-1). These cases correspond to low dimensionless Biot (Bi) number where the heat transfer is limited by thermal convection. We demonstrate the NMR method for two simple geometries, a cylinder and a sphere, to experimentally determine the heat transfer coefficient (h) in two NMR imaging and spectroscopy systems through measuring three NMR parameters, the chemical shift, magnetization and spin self diffusion coefficient.
Gultekin
David H
DH
Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. david.gultekin@aya.yale.edu
Gore
John C
JC
D018481:Convection; D004058:Diffusion; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
D014867:Water