Published August 1980 | Version v1
Report

Evaluation of two bubble-detachment models for two-phase flow

  • 1. AAEC Research Establishment, Sutherland, Australia

Description

Two-phase flows with attached wall bubbles are considered as flows in roughened ducts with roughness elements equal in magnitude to the bubble detachment diameters determined by a force balance analysis. Two methods for determining the drag component of the forces acting on a bubble give distinctly different mixing-length theory expressions for velocity profile, friction factor, and void fraction. Available data are shown to be compatible with that set of expressions in which drag is due primarily to skin friction rather than form drag

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
PWR; BWR

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the ANS/ASME/NRC international topical meeting on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics: fundamental aspects of two-phase flow and boiling heat transfer
Journal Page Range
p. 1343-1362.
Report number
NUREG/CP--0014(Vol.2)

Conference

Title
ANS/ASME topical meeting on reactor thermal-hydraulics.
Dates
9 - 12 Oct 1980.
Place
Saratoga, NY, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12641509
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANNULAR SPACE; BUBBLES; BWR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL CHANNELS; LOSS OF COOLANT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; TWO-PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CONFIGURATION; FLUID FLOW; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR CHANNELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS