Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
Abstract
An experimental apparatus was used to simulate the annulus formed by a single tube passing through a tube support plate (TSP) in the steam generator of a PWR nuclear power plant. It was found that the extent of thin film evaporation, compared to nucleate boiling, is larger for smaller annuli, with a transition at 0.203 mm gap width to a local dryout/rewet condition. A model was developed that predicts an increasing extent of surface dryout/rewet prior to critical heat flux (CHF). A CHF correlation was developed by modification of a pool boiling CHF correlation, and the Chen (1966) correlation was modified to allow prediction of the two-phase heat transfer coefficient.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Aerospace Engineering,Fuel Technology,Nuclear Energy and Engineering
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