Condensation Correlation for a Vertical Passive Condenser System

Shripad T. Revankar, Suengmin Oh, Wenzhong Zhou, Gavin Henderson

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A condensation correlation was developed for vapor and air mixture condensation in a vertical tube based on experimental data and mechanistic model. Parametric computations were performed using a heat and mass analogy model for various operating parameters of the passive condenser system. The parameters investigated were noncondensable gas mass fraction (Wb mixture gas Reynolds number (ReG) and Jacob number (JaG,). An Alternating Conditional Expectation (ACE) regression algorithm was used to develop condensation heat transfer correlation for the passive condensei A total of 102,600 data points was used as input to the A CE. The local condensation heat transfer correlations in terms of Nusselt number (Nu obtained were: = 0.08 Wh for turbulent flow and = 160 Wh The correlations are valid for O<Wb 5, 0 0. OO2 05. The correlations results agreed well with the available experimental data.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2008
Pages1735-1743
Volume3
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '08) - Anaheim, United States
Duration: 8 Jun 200812 Jun 2008

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '08)
PlaceUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period8/06/0812/06/08

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Condensation Correlation for a Vertical Passive Condenser System'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this