Research Article
CFD for Subcooled Flow Boiling: Parametric Variations
Table 1
System parameters for the selected test cases,
MPa.
| | Mass flow rate (kg m−2 s−1) | Wall heat flux (kW m−2) | Inlet subcooling (K) | Inlet temperature (°C) | Outlet equilibrium vapor quality |
| P26-G2-Q74-T16 | | | 15.7 | 70.7 | 0.0848 | P26-G2-Q74-T18 | | | 17.9 | 68.5 | 0.058 | P26-G2-Q74-T20 | 2000 | 74 | 19.8 | 66.6 | 0.0324 | P26-G2-Q74-T26 | | | 25.7 | 60.8 | −0.0205 | P26-G2-Q74-T28 | | | 27.6 | 58.3 | −0.0719 |
| P26-G3-Q118-T16 | | | 16.0 | 70.7 | 0.1056 | P26-G3-Q118-T20 | 3000 | 118 | 20.2 | 66.2 | 0.0483 | P26-G3-Q118-T24 | | | 24.2 | 62.2 | −0.0027 | P26-G3-Q118-T28 | | | 27.6 | 58.3 | −0.0523 |
| P26-G3-Q129-T29 | | 129 | 28.6 | 57.9 | −0.0334 | P26-G3-Q139-T28 | 3000 | 139 | 27.8 | 58.6 | 0.0055 | P26-G3-Q148-T28 | | 148 | 28.3 | 58.2 | 0.0259 |
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