Experimental study on pool boiling critical heat flux in inclined confined spaces

CHF experiments in confined spaces are performed for near-saturated demineralized water at atmospheric pressure with gap sizes of 3 mm, 5 mm and 8 mm, and inclination angles of 0°, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, and 30°. Analysis of CHF data shows that CHF decreases as the inclination angle changes from 300 to full downward facing position (0°) and increases as the gap size varies from 3 mm to 8 mm. In the present study, certain transition angles are also identified for different gap sizes. For the gap sizes of 3 mm, 5 mm and 8 mm, the transition angles are found to be 10°, 15° and 20°, respectively. (authors)