D. Eriksson et B. Sunden, NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRANSIENT CONDUCTION IN A ROTATING CYLINDRICAL-SHELL EXPOSED TO AN INCIDENT TIME-VARYING HEAT-FLUX, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW, 6(6), 1996, pp. 25-37
The transient temperature distribution in a rotating cylindrical shell
which is heated by an incident time varying heat flux (nuclear pulse)
as well as a constant heat flux, is determined numerically by a finit
e difference method. The shell is cooled by combined convection and th
ermal radiation. The effects of cooling and rotation on the temperatur
e distribution as well as the time- and space-dependence are shown. Ro
tation provides a sinusoidal temperature variation in time for a fixed
surface and circumferential position. Increased rotation reduces the
maximum temperature in the shell and also provides a more uniform temp
erature distribution in the circumferential direction.