High-fidelity pool boiling simulations on multiple nucleation sites using interface capturing method

Fan, Yuqiao; Li, Mengnan; Pointer, William D.; Bolotnov, Igor A.

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.112004

High-fidelity pool boiling simulations on multiple nucleation sites using interface capturing method

Journal Article · Tue Oct 18 04:00:00 EDT 2022 · Nuclear Engineering and Design

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.112004· OSTI ID:1909135

Fan, Yuqiao ^[1]; Li, Mengnan ^[2]; Pointer, William D. ^[3]; Bolotnov, Igor A. ^[4]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Fusion Energy Division; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Computational Sciences and Engineering Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

Boiling has proved to be one of the most efficient means for heat transfer and is a very important phenomenon during severe accident scenarios in light water reactors. High-fidelity pool boiling simulations can provide a numerical database for improving mechanistic boiling models by allowing for specific evaluation of interactions among bubbles. Previously published pool boiling simulations investigated two nucleation sites in which bubble growth at one site suppressed nucleation at the other site. Based on previous study results, more complicated interface-capturing simulations on pool boiling were conducted using PHASTA code with locally refined unstructured mesh. First, different boundary conditions (BCs) were assessed to support robustness and reproducibility of the boiling model. Then, a scale study was conducted at a larger domain with nine nucleation sites where either nine or four nucleation sites are activated. Involving more nucleation sites increased the complexity of bubble interactions from surrounding sites. Finally, bubble departure behavior influenced by wall heat flux was investigated. In this work, when heat flux was increased, the order of bubble departure changed, but diagonal bubbles always departed after one another. The departure time interval between the first and second bubble reduced as heat flux increased. The corresponding frequency was almost linearly proportional to the heat flux. In addition, bubble departure behavior was found to be greatly influenced by the nucleation site pattern. Multiple nucleation sites resulted in superimposed inhibitive effects from surrounding sites to each bubble, which extensively delayed the departure. This new observation was not discussed in previously published works. The work presented here provides new insight on the fundamental understanding of boiling phenomena, contributes to the development of a 3D multiphase computational fluid dynamics (M-CFD) model, and provides a more comprehensive database for data-driven pool boiling studies.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1909135

Journal Information:: Nuclear Engineering and Design, Journal Name: Nuclear Engineering and Design Vol. 399; ISSN 0029-5493

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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