Review Article

Predicting and Preventing Flow Accelerated Corrosion in Nuclear Power Plant

Table 3

Differences between normal and separated flow.

ā€‰Normal flowSeparated flow

Shear stress and RelatedNot related
Turbulence createdNear wallAway from wall
Roughness effects on and Both increaseEvidence for increase lacking
Roughness effects on FACLimited clear evidence of increase Evidence for increase lacking

But in all probability there will be a number of situations that are between these two extremes.