Published 2012 | Version v1
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A three-fluid model for the simulation of counter-current stratified flows in the hot leg of a pressurized water reactor

  • 1. Univ. of Stuttgart, Inst. for Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems IKE, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)

Description

A three-fluid model of counter-current air-water flow is suggested. The accurate prediction of droplet entrainment in two-phase flows is relevant to calculate interfacial exchange between the fluids. The present study delivers a model based on the constitutive physics for droplet separation considering re-entrainment of the dispersed water droplets into the continuous water film. A monodisperse distribution of the droplets is taken into account by means of a transport equation for the droplet number density in order to determine the droplet size. (authors)

Part of:
Proceedings of the 2012 International Congress on Advances in National Power Plants - ICAPP '12

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Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society - ANS
Imprint Place
La Grange Park (United States)
ISBN
978-0-89448-091-1
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants - ICAPP '12
Imprint Pagination
2799 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 2158-2167

Conference

Title
2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants
Acronym
ICAPP '12
Dates
24-28 Jun 2012
Place
Chicago, IL (United States)

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