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Local interfacial structure of subcooled boiling flow in a heated annulus

  • Tae-Ho Lee*
  • , Byong-Jo Yun
  • , Goon-Cherl Park
  • , Seong-O Kim
  • , Takashi Hibiki
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Abstract

Local measurements of flow parameters were performed for vertical upward subcooled boiling flows in an internally heated annulus. The annulus channel consisted of an inner heater rod with a diameter of 19.0mm and an outer round tube with an inner diameter of 37.5mm, and the hydraulic equivalent diameter was 18.5 mm. The double-sensor conductivity probe method was used for measuring the local void fraction, interfacial area concentration, bubble Sauter mean diameter and gas velocity, whereas the miniature Pitot tube was used for measuring the local liquid velocity. A total of 32 data sets were acquired consisting of various combinations of heat flux, 88.1–350.9 kW/m2, mass flux, 469.7–1061.4 kg/(m2 s) and inlet liquid temperature, 83.8–100.5°C. Six existing drift-flux models, six existing correlations of the interfacial area concentration and bubble layer thickness model were evaluated using the data obtained in the experiment. © 2008 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)683-697
JournalJournal of Nuclear Science and Technology
Volume45
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Conductivity probe
  • Constitutive equation
  • Drift-flux model
  • Interfacial area concentration
  • Internally heated annulus
  • Liquid velocity
  • Pitot tube
  • Subcooled boiling flow
  • Two-fluid model
  • Void fraction

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