Abstract
The critical heat flux (CHF) mechanisms for subcooled flow boiling are reviewed. Based on experimental observations reported by previous investigators, the authors have developed a new mechanistic CHF model for vertical subcooled flow at high pressure and high mass velocity. This model is based on the dryout of a thin liquid layer (sublayer) beneath an intermittent vapor blanket due to a Helmholtz instability at the sublayer-vapor interface. The parametric trends of CHF have been explored qualitatively and quantitatively with respect to variations in pressure, mass velocity, subcooling and tube diameter. Comparisons of the model predictions with experimental data for water show good agreement in the simulation of subcooled flow conditions of pressurized water reactors (PWRs).
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