MEASUREMENTS OF BURNOUT CONDITIONS FOR FLOW OF BOILING WATER IN VERTICAL ROUND DUCTS

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1962

OSTI ID:4729910

Becker, K M

The first phase of an experimental investigation of burnout conditions for flow of boiling water in vertical round ducts is reported. The results are presented in diagrams where, for a certain geometry, the burnout steam quality. x/ sub BO/, was plotted against the pressure with the surface heat flux as parameter. The data have been correlated by curves. The scatter of the data around the curves is iess than plus or minus 5%. In the ranges investigated the observed steam quality at burnout, x/sub BO/, generally decreases with increasing heat flux, increases with increasing pressure, and decreases with increasing mass velocity. The mass velocity effect has been explained on the basis of climbing film flow theory. For engineering purposes, the effects of inlet subcooling and channel length have been found to be negligible. (R.J.S.)

• Research Organization: Aktiebolaget Atomenergi, Stockholm
• NSA Number: NSA-17-007528
• OSTI ID: 4729910
• Report Number(s): AE-87
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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BOILING
BURNOUT
CONFIGURATION
COOLANT LOOPS
DIAGRAMS
ERRORS
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FILMS
FLUID FLOW
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAS FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
MASS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURED VALUES
NUMERICALS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
STEAM
SURFACES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMICS
TUBES
VARIATIONS
VELOCITY
WATER COOLANT