Research Article

Analysis of Void Fraction Distribution and Departure from Nucleate Boiling in Single Subchannel and Bundle Geometries Using Subchannel, System, and Computational Fluid Dynamics Codes

Table 10

Test series for transient DNB exercise [2].

Test
series
AssemblyInitial conditionsTransients
Power
(MW)
Mass flux (106 kg/m2h)Pressure
(kg/cm2a)
Inlet temperature (°C)

1 1TA42.5011.18156.2291.0Power increase
2.5011.19156.1293.1Flow reduction
2.5211.28156.3291.7Depressurization
2.4811.04154.6291.6Temperature
increase
12TA82.5111.40156.1291.3Power increase
2.5111.71156.3292.5Flow reduction
2.5011.42156.2290.6Depressurization
2.5011.38155.8291.2Temperature
increase