Analysis of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Falling Film Using Volume of Fluid Method

Conference · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006

OSTI ID:20995457

Vishnoi, A K; Chandraker, D K; Vijayan, P K ^[1]

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1. Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai - 400 085 (India)

This paper deals with the applicability of VOF method for interface tracking with heat transfer and validation of the VOF approach using experimental data. A vertical channel flow problem in which the liquid is falling inside a vertical channel along one of the walls from the top is analysed and liquid--air interface is tracked. In the same problem analysis of heat transfer from the wall has been incorporated. This approach has a potential to predict liquid film thickness in a heated tube/subchannel which will lead to the evaluation of critical power (power corresponding to critical heat flux). (authors)

• Research Organization: The ASME Foundation, Inc., Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 20995457
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. international conference on nuclear engineering (ICONE 14), Miami, FL (United States), 17-20 Jul 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
AIR
CRITICAL HEAT FLUX
EVALUATION
FILMS
FLUID FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
INTERFACES
LIQUIDS
THICKNESS
VALIDATION
WALLS