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Further considerations of critical heat flux in saturated pool boiling during power transients

  • K. O. Pasamehmetoglu
  • , R. A. Nelson

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Abstract

In this paper, the authors further evaluate a previously postulated transient CHF model. The steady-state CHF model on which the transient model is based is verified by using recent macrolayer-thickness data. The authors also include the effect of thermal storage in the heater that was previously neglected. The use of a simplified approach in the prediction of the instantaneous surface heat flux for given power generation rates considerably improves the predictive capability of the transient critical heat-flux (CHF) model. The statistical vapor mass behavior during transient boiling and its effect on the transient CHF model is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)395-404
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
Volume96
StatePublished - 1988
EventASME Proceedings of the 1988 National Heat Transfer Conference - Houston, TX, USA
Duration: Jul 24 1988Jul 27 1988

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