Dynamic condensation blocking in cryogenic refueling

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-12-2008

Abstract

We demonstrate that a negative feedback between vapor pressure and condensation rate may be established in two-phase systems during vapor compression with rates of practical importance. As a result, dynamic condensation blocking occurs. The effect is studied numerically in the case of filling a no-vent insulated tank by liquid hydrogen. It is shown that the filling dynamics quite sensitively depends on the filling rate, and for sufficiently fast filling rates consist of a fast stage dominated by gas compression and a slow stage governed by heat conduction in the liquid. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Identifier

57349141474 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Applied Physics Letters

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025674

ISSN

00036951

Issue

22

Volume

93

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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