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Liquid film dryout model for predicting critical heat flux in annular two-phase flow

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Gas-liquid two-phase flow and heat transfer can be encountered in numerous fields, such as chemical engineering, refrigeration, nuclear power reactor, metallurgical industry, spaceflight. Its critical heat flux (CHF) is one of the most important factors for the system security of engineering applications. Since annular flow is the most common flow pattern in gas-liquid two-phase flow, predicting CHF of annular two-phase flow is more significant. Many studies have shown that the liquid film dryout model is successful for that prediction, and determining the following parameters will exert predominant effects on the accuracy of this model: onset of annular flow, inception criterion for droplets entrainment, entrainment fraction, droplets deposition and entrainment rates. The main theoretical results achieved on the above five parameters are reviewed; also, limitations in the existing studies and problems for further research are discussed.

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Jiao, B., Qiu, Lm., Lu, Jl. et al. Liquid film dryout model for predicting critical heat flux in annular two-phase flow. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 10, 398–417 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A0820322

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