Determination of mass transfer coefficient in flow assisted corrosion of steel in liquid PbBi. Rotating cylinder geometry. (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martinelli, L.; Balbaud-Célérier, F.; Alémany-Dumont, C.; Botton, V.
• Is Part Of: International communications in heat and mass transfer. Volume 133(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Mass transfer measurements -- Dissolution -- Corrosion -- Liquid metal -- Hydrodynamics -- Rotating cylinder -- Correlations; Heat -- Transmission -- Periodicals; Mass transfer -- Periodicals; Chaleur -- Transmission -- Périodiques; Transfert de masse -- Périodiques; Heat -- Transmission; Mass transfer; Periodicals; 621.4022
• DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.105960
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0735-1933

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this experimental and numerical work is to determine the mass transfer at the wall of a steel cylinder rotating within liquid Lead-Bismuth blend. This is a crucial parameter for the analysis of corrosion tests performed in the CICLAD experimental set-up for the investigation of flow assisted corrosion of steel by liquid metals. As a reliable numerical modelling must rely on experimental validation, and since no direct wall mass transfer measurement is possible in CICLAD, a scaled electrochemical model has been achieved. Modelling the turbulence in this rotating configuration is shown to require the use of a Reynolds-Stress Model. A sensitivity to the Schmidt number is observed in the numerical simulations representing the measured mass transfer in the electrochemical model. Simulations dedicated to liquid PbBi are thus presented in addition to those dedicated to the aqueous solution used in the electrochemical model. Following correlations are proposed for the prediction of Fe mass transfer at the wall of a steel rotating cylinder in liquid Pb-Bi: Sh = 1.9 × 10 −1 ( Re 2 Sc ) 0.31 for 2 × 10 9 < Re 2 Sc < 5.3 × 10 10 ; Sh = 1.4 × 10 −3 ( Re 2 Sc ) 0.51 for 5.3 × 10 10 < Re 2 Sc < 8.5 × 10 11 ; Sh = 1.1 × 10 −2 ( Re 2 Sc ) 0.43 for 8.5 × 10 11 < Re 2 Sc < 10 13 . This mass transfer coefficient has recently been used to get a better understanding of corrosion in Pb Bi [1]. Highlights: Mass transfer coefficient for steel in liquid LBE are measured in a rotating cylinder configuration in the CICLAD set-up, The hydrodynamics of CICLAD is modelled both numerically and experimentally, A scaled electrochemical experiment in similarity with CICLAD is used to validate the numerical model. Correlations are proposed depending on the Schmidt and Reynolds numbers.