Transient dispersed flow film boiling of high pressure water in rod bundle geometry

Conference · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6128943

Morris, D G; Mullins, C B; Hyman, C R; Yoder, G L

Results are reported from recent experiments investigating dispersed flow film boiling of high pressure water in upflow through a rod bundle. The data, obtained under mildly transient conditions, are compared with correlations currently used to predict heat transfer in these circumstances. Experimental testing was performed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Thermal Hydraulic Test Facility, a highly instrumented, nonnuclear, pressurized-water loop containing 64 3.66-m (12-ft) long rods (of which 60 are electrically heated). The rods are arranged in a square array typical of 17 x 17 fuel rod assembl

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6128943
• Report Number(s): CONF-810804-27; ON: DE85005397
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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