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Texts

  1. Tong, L. S., and Y. S. Tang. Boiling Heat Transfer and Two-Phase Flow. 2nd ed. Taylor & Francis, 1997.
  2. Todreas, N. E., and M. S. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. 3rd printing. NY: Hemisphere Publishing, 1999.
  3. Todreas, N. E., and M. S. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems II: Elements of Thermal Hydraulic Design. NY: Hemisphere Publishing, 1990.
  4. Levy, S. Two Phase Flow in Complex Systems. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999. (Useful supplementary text)
  5. Carey, V. P. Liquid/Vapor Phase-Change Phenomena. NY: Hemisphere Publishing, 1992. (Useful supplementary text)
  6. Collier, J. G., and J. Thome. Convective Boiling and Condensation. 3rd edition. NY: McGraw Hill, 1994. (Useful supplementary text)
  7. Wallis, G. B. One-Dimensional Two-Phase Flow. NY: McGraw Hill, 1969. (Useful supplementary text)
  8. Whalley, P.B. Boiling, Condensation, and Gas-Liquid Flow. Oxford University Press, 1990.

Problems and Reading Assignments

Legend

Problem assignments from the assigned texts are given in the following format:

T-C(P) 
T = Text Number
C = Chapter Number
P = Problem Number

Other problem statements are provided on the assignments page.

Key for readings:

* Readings in Text 1
† Readings in Text 2
£ Readings in Text 3
‡ Readings in Text 4
¥ Readings in Text 6

 

DAY # TOPICS PROBLEMS READINGS HANDOUTS
1 Introduction, Definitions, Flow Patterns
8-1(1)
8-2(3), (4); 2-5(3)
*Sec. 3.1, 3.2 (pp. 119-147)
Ch. 5 (to pp. 144) Ch. 11 (pp. 462-476)
Sec. 4.1 - 4.3.1 (pp. 159-166)
 Sec. 4.3.9 – 4.3.10 (pp. 187–192)
 Sec. 4.4.7 - 4.4.8 (pp. 207-211)
 Sec. 4.6 (pp. 221-222)
2 Bubbly and Slug Flow 8-3(6) *Sec. 3.4.4 - 3.4.5 (pp. 173-177)
Sec. 4.3 - 4.5 (pp. 162-220)
3 Annular Flow SS-1

*Sec. 3.4.6 (pp. 177-182)
Sec. 4.6 (pp. 221-255)

4 Homogeneous Flow

8-5(11), (12)

*Sec. 3.4, 3.4.1 (pp. 168-169)
Ch. 11 (pp. 485-490)
Sec. 3.4 (pp. 98-107)
5 Separated Flow OO-2, OO-3 *Sec. 3.4.2 (pp. 170-172)
Ch. 11 (pp. 490-507)
Sec. 3.5 (pp. 107-124)
Note 1
Note 2
6 Separated Flow (cont.)
7 Drift Flux 8-7(18), (20);
PP-1
*Sec. 3.4.1 (pp. 168-170)
Ch. 11 (pp. 478-491)
8 Deposition, Entrainment, Separation, Flooding 8-9(25), (26);
8-11(28)
*Sec. 3.4.6.2 (pp. 180)
Ch. 11 (pp. 464-466)
Multiphase Science and Technology 1
9 Nucleation -- Pool and Flow Boiling *Sec. 2.2.2 - 2.4.2 (pp. 20-79)
Ch. 12 (pp. 523-525)
10 Nucleation -- Continued, Pool Boiling Heat Transfer 8-14(33); BB-2 *Sec. 2.4.3 - 2.5 (pp. 80-118)
  Sec. 4.1 - 4.33 (pp. 245-268)
Ch. 12 (pp. 525-527)
11 Pool Boiling and Film Boiling CHF, Flow Boiling Heat Transfer pre CHF DD-2; FF-8

*Sec. 2.4.3 - 2.5 (pp. 80-117)
  Sec. 4.1 - 4.3 (pp. 245-265)
Ch. 12 (pp. 527-546)

Note 3
12 Two Phase Flow Modeling *Sec. 2.1 - 2.2.1.2 (pp. 7-19)
Ch. 5 (pp. 125-128)
13 Two Phase Flow Modeling
14 Critical Flow 8-8(22); RR-2 *Sec. 3.6 (pp. 219-239)
Ch. 11 (pp. 507-517)
Ch. 6 (pp. 300-355)
15 Flow Boiling CHF *Sec. 5.1 - 5.4 (pp. 303-400)
Ch. 12 (pp. 534-537) and (pp. 554-570)
NED Papers2
Take Home Quiz Out -- All references allowed but do not discuss this quiz,
and your solutions with ANYONE
until it has been handed in for grading.
16 Flow Boiling CHF

JJ-7

Take Home Quiz due

*Sec. 5.5 (pp. 401 - 456) NED Papers3
17 Post CHF UU-1 *pp.  274-297
Ch. 12 (pp. 546-554)
¥ (pp. 279 - 303)
Special References
18 Flow Instabilities - Ledinegg, Density Wave HH-2 *Ch. 6 - complete(pp. 457-480)
Ch. 13 (pp. 592-596)
Special References
19 Formulation of the Reactor Thermal Hydraulic Design Problem 3-1(1) £ - Ch. 1 (pp. 1-23)
20 Natural Circulation 3-3(1) £ - Ch. 3 (pp. 67-93) MITNPI-TR-0394
21 Multiple Heated Channels Connected Only at Plena  3-4(4) £ - Ch. 4, Sec. I through VII
22 Multiple Heated Channels Connected Only at Plena (cont.)   £ - Ch. 4, Sec. VIII
23 Subchannel Analysis: Conservation Equations £ - Ch. 6, Sec. I through IV
24 Subchannel Analysis: Constitutive Equations 3-6(3) £ - Ch. 6, Sec. VII
25 Subchannel Analysis: Applications £ - Ch. 6, Sec. VIII
26 Thermal Design Process Term Project
due
AP6005

Supplemental Reading

1 Griffith, P. "Steam Water Separation." Multiphase Science and Technology 9, 4 (1997): 381-437.

2 Hejzlar, P., and N. E. Todreas. "Consideration of Critical Heat Flux Prediction by Subcooled or Low Quality Critical Heat Flux Correlations." Nuclear Engineering and Design, 163 (1996): 215-223.
Letter: "Response of Hejzlar and Todreas to Contributors' Letters and Technical Notes." Nuclear Engineering and Design, 163 (1996): 273-279.

3 Olekhnovitch, A., A. Teyssedou, and P. Tye. "On The Round Table Discussion on Reactor Power Margins Published in Nuclear Engineering and Design 163 (1-2), 1996." Nuclear Engineering and Design, 201 (2000): 335-346.

Hejzlar, P., and N. E. Todreas. "Response to Letter to the Editor." Nuclear Engineering and Design, 201 (2000): 347-352.

4 Yesilyurt, Driscoll, and Todreas. "Numerical Calculation of Mixed Convection in a Duct under MHTGR Conditions." MITNPI-TR-039 (June 1991): 12-38.

5 AP600 -- Design Control Document. Section 4.4 -- Thermal Hydraulic Design.

Special References

Reading Materials for Post-CHF Heat Transfer (Lecture 17)
  • Pradip Saha, “A Nonequilibrium Heat Transfer Model for Dispersed Droplet Post-Dryout Regime,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 23, pp. 483 – 492, 1980.
  • John C. Chen, “A Short Review of Dispersed Flow Heat Transfer in Post-Dryout Boiling,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 95, pp. 375 – 383, 1986.
  • A. F. Varone and W. M. Rohsenow, “The Influence of the Dispersed Phase on the Convective Heat Transfer in Dispersed Flow Film Boiling,” MIT Report No. 71999-106, Heat Transfer Lab, January 1990.
  • M. Andreani and G. Yadigaroglu, “Prediction Methods for Dispersed Flow Film Boiling,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 20, Supplement, pp. 1 – 51, 1994.
  • J. M. Kelly, “Constitutive Model Development for Reactor Safety Thermal-Hydraulic Codes,” Invited Lecture at MIT for Course 22.313, March 20, 2003.

Reading Materials for Two-Phase Flow Instabilities (Lecture 18)  

  • Lahey, R. T., Jr., and F. J. Moody. Thermal Hydraulics of a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor. ANS, 1977. Chap. 7 (Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis).
  • Saha, P., M. Ishii, and N. Zuber. "An Experimental Investigation of Thermally Induced Flow Oscillations in Two-Phase Systems." Journal of Heat Transfer 98 (1976): 616-622. (Also ASME Paper No. 75-WA/HT-6)
  • Rizwan-Uddin. "On Density-Wave Oscillations in Two-Phase Flows." International Journal of Multiphase Flow 20, 4 (1994): 721-737.
  • Khabensky, Vladimir B., and Vladimir A. Gerliga. Hydrodynamic Flow Instabilities in Power Equipment Components. New Delhi, India: CBS Publishers and Distributors, 1995.