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An experimental investigation of density-wave-type oscillations in a convective boiling upflow system

  • Q. Wang
  • , X. J. Chen
  • , S. Kakaç
  • , Y. Ding
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • University of Miami

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Abstract

Two-phase flow density-wave-type oscillations in a single-channel, high-pressure forced-convection boiling upflow system were investigated experimentally using water as working fluid. Heat flux and quality onset of density-wave-type oscillations, defined in the text as limiting heat flux and limiting quality, were determined within the ranges of the experiments. Their dependence on system pressure, mass flux, inlet subcooling, and the size of exit restriction was found and presented graphically. Based on these findings, a correlation is formulated for the prediction of limiting heat flux and quality of density-wave-type oscillations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-246
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1994

Keywords

  • density-wave-type oscillations
  • instabilities
  • two-phase flow instabilities

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