In this study, a quantitative analysis of critical heat flux (CHF) in rectangular heated channels was carried out based on new flow models and the analytical results were compared with existing experimental results at pressures of about 0.1 to 14 MPa with a water mass flux of 3.9 to 28,000 kg/m2s and inlet water subcooling ranging from 0 to 328 K. The flow models proposed for CHF were a completely separated two-phase flow model with a macroliquid sublayer under conditions of comparatively low velocity and zero water subcooling at outlet of the channel and a subcooled boiling flow model with a macroliquid sublayer under the conditions of high water subcooling and high velocity, respectively. It could be shown that the analytical CHF results gave good predictions for over 800 existing experimental results, identifying the effects of predominant parameters as regards CHF.
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Study on Critical Heat Flux in Rectangular Channels Heated From One or Both Sides at Pressures Ranging From 0.1 to 14 MPa
Y. Sudo
Y. Sudo
Department of High Temperature Engineering, Tokai Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI),2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-11 Japan
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Y. Sudo
Department of High Temperature Engineering, Tokai Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI),2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-11 Japan
J. Heat Transfer. Aug 1996, 118(3): 680-688 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 1, 1996
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Received:
November 7, 1995
Revised:
May 15, 1996
Online:
December 5, 2007
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Sudo, Y. (August 1, 1996). "Study on Critical Heat Flux in Rectangular Channels Heated From One or Both Sides at Pressures Ranging From 0.1 to 14 MPa." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. August 1996; 118(3): 680–688. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2822686
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