Prediction of critical heat flux in annular flow using a film flow model

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 388-396

  Okawa, Tornio ^a   Kotani, Akio ^a   Kataoka, Isao ^a   Naito, Masanori ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Power Engineering Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Boiling; Correlation; Critical heat flux; Deposition; Droplet; Dryout; Entrainment; Entrainment fraction; Film flow model; Liquid film; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; CORRELATION METHODS; DEPOSITION; DROP FORMATION; FILMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FREONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANNULAR FLOW; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; DRYOUT; ENTRAINMENT; FILM FLOW MODEL; LIQUID FILM;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 0043201018     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715370     Document Type: Article

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