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Title: Prediction of pool void fraction by new drift flux correlation

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5349033· OSTI ID:5349033

A void fraction for a bubbling or boiling pool system is one of the important parameters in analyzing heat and mass transfer processes. Using the drift flux formulation, correlations for the pool void fraction have been developed in collaboration with a large number of experimental data. It has been found that the drift velocity in a pool system depends upon vessel diameter, system pressure, gas flux and fluid physical properties. The results show that the relative velocity and void fraction can be quite different from those predicted by conventional correlations. In terms of the rise velocity, four different regimes are identified. These are bubbly, churn-turbulent, slug and cap bubble regimes. The present correlations are shown to agree with the experimental data over wide ranges of parameters such as vessel diameter, system pressure, gas flux and physical properties. 39 refs., 41 figs.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA). Reactor Analysis and Safety Div.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5349033
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-4657; ANL-86-29; ON: TI86013313; TRN: 86-027824
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English