Regression analysis of post-CHF flow boiling data

The successful application of statistical analysis in systematic investigations of heat transfer data for boiling water beyond the critical heat flux is described. Multiple linear regression analysis together with statistical tests of correlations and data were used in this study. Data from a number of experiments encompassing film and transition boiling in several geometries were correlated by boiling regime, by geometry, and in aggregate. Error estimates and uncertainty bounds were specified for all such correlations. (U.S.)