Experimental study of two phase flow behavior past BWR spacer grids

Ruwan K. Ratnayake; L. E. Hochreiter; K. N. Ivanov; J. M. Cimbala

doi:10.1115/ICONE10-22198

Experimental study of two phase flow behavior past BWR spacer grids

Ruwan K. Ratnayake, L. E. Hochreiter, K. N. Ivanov, J. M. Cimbala

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Air-water experiments were conducted to obtain visual information on the two-phase flow behavior both upstream and downstream of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) spacer grids. The test section was designed and constructed using prototypic dimensions such as the channel cross-section, rod diameter and other spacer grid configurations of a typical BWR fuel assembly. As such, the experiment revealed that the spacer grids were capable of removing liquid from annular liquid films much more efficiently than by the phenomenon of film entrainment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	239-245
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22198
State	Published - 2002
Event	10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 10) - Arlington, VA, United States Duration: Apr 14 2002 → Apr 18 2002

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Other	10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 10)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Arlington, VA
Period	4/14/02 → 4/18/02

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Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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