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The study of post-dryout heat transfer has generated great interest because of its importance in determining maximum clad temperature in nuclear reactor loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCAs). An associated phenomenon, the deterioration of heat transfer in boiling, is significant to other industrial sectors. This book provides comprehensive coverage of post-dryout heat transfer, discussing such essential topics as post-dryout heat transfer in dispersed flow, interpretation and use of transient data in surface rewetting by reinstatement of flow or by reducing heat flux, rod bundles, two-phase flow occurrences in the post-dryout region, various methods for predicting "inverted annular flow," and new experiments for measuring thermodynamic nonequilibrium with probes in the channel. The book also presents a basis for independent safety assessment of nuclear reactors and chemical plant systems where post-dryout heat transfer may occur.
Post-Dryout Heat Transfer will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals in the nuclear and chemical production industries.
List of contents
Preface, Table of Contents, Chapter 1: Review of Post-Dryout Heat Transfer in Dispersed Two Phase Flow, Chapter 2: Quenching Phenomena, Chapter 3: Post CHF Effects of Spacer Grids and Blockages in Rod Bundles, Chapter 4: Flow Phenomena in Post-Dryout Heat Transfer, Chapter 5: A Review of Inverted Annular and Low Quality Film Boiling, Chapter 6: An Experimental Study of Post-CHF Heat Transfer in a 3x3 Rod Bundle, INDEX
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G.F. Hewitt
Summary
The study of post-dryout heat transfer has generated great interest because of its importance in determining maximum clad temperature in nuclear reactor loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCAs)
