Liquid transfer and entrainment correlation for droplet-annular flow. [PWR; BWR]
A correlation for the amount of entrained liquid in annular flow has been developed from a simple model and experimental data. There are basically two different regions of entrainment, namely, the entrance and quasi-equilibrium regions. The correlation for the equilibrium region is expressed in terms of the dimensionless gas flux, diameter, cand total liquid Reynolds number. The entrance effect is taken into account by an exponential relaxation function. It has been shown that this new model can satisfactorily correlate wide ranges of experimental data for water. Furthermore, the necessary distance for the development of entrainment is identified. These correlations, therefore, can supply accurate information on entrainment which has not been available previously.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6437831
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820901-7; ON: DE83007703
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. international heat transfer conference, Munich, F.R. Germany, 6 Sep 1982; Other Information: 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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