Pressure Waves due to Rapid Evaporation of Water Droplet in Liquid Lead Coolant

Figure 2

Calculated pressure dependencies of equilibrium water-vapor mixture properties: (a) mass fraction of vapor ; (b) mixture density ; (c) isentropic speed of sound . Curves (1)–(4) correspond to initial pressure , 14, 18, and 20 MPa; dashed curves are speeds of sound in single-phase liquid and vapor.

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