A study on the mechanisms triggering the departure from nucleate boiling in subcooled vertical flow boiling using a complementary experimental approach

Gregor Bloch, Moritz Bruder, Thomas Sattelmayer

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Abstract

New experimental observations on the trigger mechanisms for the departure from nucleate boiling in subcooled flow boiling in a vertical, rectangular channel with an inner diameter of 40 mm are presented. A critical review of available mechanistic models and trigger mechanisms is given and a comparison to the experimental results is presented. Experimental results are derived using a matrix of complementary measuring techniques to review the validity of the proposed mechanisms for flow boiling of Novec 649. Mass fluxes are in the range of 500-2000 kg m-2 s-1 and subcoolings range from 27 to 9 K. A conceptualization for a refined phenomenological modeling approach is presented, and possible future research discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)403-413
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume92
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • CHF/DNB
  • Experimental validation
  • Flow boiling
  • Mechanistic modeling

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