Post-Dryout Heat Transfer / Edition 1

by G. F. Hewitt, J. M. Delhaye, N. Zuber

Overview

The study of post-dryout heat transfer has generated great interest because of its importance in determining maximum clad temperature in nuclear reactor loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCAs). An associated phenomenon, the deterioration of heat transfer in boiling, is significant to other industrial sectors. This book provides comprehensive coverage of post-dryout heat transfer, discussing such essential topics as post-dryout heat transfer in dispersed flow, interpretation and use of transient data in surface rewetting by reinstatement of flow or by reducing heat flux, rod bundles, two-phase flow occurrences in the post-dryout region, various methods for predicting "inverted annular flow," and new experiments for measuring thermodynamic nonequilibrium with probes in the channel. The book also presents a basis for independent safety assessment of nuclear reactors and chemical plant systems where post-dryout heat transfer may occur.

Post-Dryout Heat Transfer will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals in the nuclear and chemical production industries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849393013
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/04/1992
Series:	Multiphase Science and Technology Series
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface, Table of Contents, Chapter 1: Review of Post-Dryout Heat Transfer in Dispersed Two Phase Flow, Chapter 2: Quenching Phenomena, Chapter 3: Post CHF Effects of Spacer Grids and Blockages in Rod Bundles, Chapter 4: Flow Phenomena in Post-Dryout Heat Transfer, Chapter 5: A Review of Inverted Annular and Low Quality Film Boiling, Chapter 6: An Experimental Study of Post-CHF Heat Transfer in a 3x3 Rod Bundle, INDEX

Editorial Reviews

The most dramatic dryout to which these papers speak is a loss-of- coolant accident in a nuclear reactor. Topics include quenching phenomena, flow phenomena, annular and low quality film boiling, effects on spacer grids and blockages in rod bundles. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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