Simulation of boiling flow in evaporator of separate type heat pipe with low heat flux

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-167

  Kuang, Y W ^a   Wang, Wen ^a   Zhuan, Rui ^a   Yi, C C ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Numerical simulation; Separate heat pipe; Spent fuel pool; VOF

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SPENT FUELS;

FLOW BOILING; POTENTIAL SELECTION; SEPARATE HEAT PIPE; SEPARATE TYPE HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SPENT FUEL POOLS; TWO PHASE FLOW MODEL; VOF; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL; BOILING FLOWS;

HEAT FLUX; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84906748836     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: 18732100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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