Modeling capability of R134a for a critical heat flux of water in a vertical 5 × 5 rod bundle geometry

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1299-1309

  Akhtar, Syed Waseem ^a,b   Moon, Sang Ki ^a   Chun, Se Young ^a   Hong, Sung Deok ^a   Baek, Won Pil ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Institute for Nuclear Power   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ahmad's parameter; Boiling number; Critical heat flux; Critical quality; Fluid to fluid modeling; Katto's parameter; Rod bundle

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AHMAD'S PARAMETER; BOILING NUMBER; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; CRITICAL QUALITY; FLUID-TO-FLUID MODELING; KATTO'S PARAMETER; ROD BUNDLE;

REFRIGERANTS;

BOILING LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 33144456736     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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