A critical review of predictive models for the onset of significant void in forced-convection subcooled boiling

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10194563· OSTI ID:10194563

Dorra, H; Lee, S C; Bankoff, S G

This predictive models for the onset of significant void (OSV) in forced-convection subcooled boiling are reviewed and compared with extensive data. Three analytical models and seven empirical correlations are considered in this review. These models and correlations are put onto a common basis and are compared, again on a common basis, with a variety of data. The evaluation of their range of validity and applicability under various operating conditions are discussed. The results show that the correlations of Saha-Zuber seems to be the best model to predict OSV in vertical subcooled boiling flow.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10194563
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-93-404; ON: DE94002941; TRN: 93:025759
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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