Research Article

Theoretical Study on the Characteristics of Critical Heat Flux in Rectangular Channel of Natural Circulation under Motion Conditions

Table 1

Flow regimes and heat transfer correlations.

Flow regimeCorrelation

Single-phase water:
Laminar flowCollier correlation
Transition flowInterpolation
Turbulent flowSieder–Tate correlation

Two-phase:
Subcooled boilingJens and Lottes correlation
Saturated boilingChen correlation