Convective Heat Transfer of Molten Salt in Receiver Tube with Axially and Circumferentially Non-Uniform Heat Flux

Convective heat transfer characteristics of molten salt in receiver tube under axially and circumferentially non-uniform(ACN)heat flux were experimentally investigated under Reynolds number of 16000 to 58000 and Prandtl number of 4.6 to 7.5.The results showed that flow rate,flow direction and non-uniform heat flux directly affected molten salt transfer.As coating thickness and flow velocity increased,the difference of outer wall temperature in coating side and molten salt temperature dropped.The average Nusselt number in entrance section was larger than that in middle and end sections for higher Prandtl number.The axial wall temperature difference in coating side with counter-flow heating was lower than that with parallel-flow heating,and receiver tube with counter-flow heating will cause smaller axial thermal stress.From experiment measurement and Sieder-Tate correlation,heat transfer correlation of molten salt in tube under ACN heat flux was obtained by using circumferential heat flux ratio and axial heat flux ratio,and it fit with experimental data with maximum deviation of 5%.