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Mechanistic modeling of CHF in forced-convection subcooled boiling

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OSTI ID:319776
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  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Center for Multiphase Research

Because of the complexity of phenomena governing boiling heat transfer, the approach to solve practical problems has traditionally been based on experimental correlations rather than mechanistic models. The recent progress in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), combined with improved experimental techniques in two-phase flow and heat transfer, makes the use of rigorous physically-based models a realistic alternative to the current simplistic phenomenological approach. The objective of this paper is to present a new CFD model for critical heat flux (CHF) in low quality (in particular, in subcooled boiling) forced-convection flows in heated channels.

Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC12-76SN00052
OSTI ID:
319776
Report Number(s):
KAPL-P--000162; K--97043; CONF-9705305--; ON: DE99001886
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English