Nanofluids have opened the doors towards the enhancement of many of today's existing
thermal applications performance. This is because these advanced working fluids exhibit …

The study of pool boiling performance of seawater and its advancements in the field of
nuclear power safety is given significant importance in the Arabian Gulf (AG) region. The …

It is very important to understand the heat transfer and flow characteristics of the film boiling
during the quenching of fuel cladding under severe accident conditions. In order to …

Surface wetting and wicking behaviors have significant effects on the collapse of vapor film,
and hence boiling heat transfer, during quenching. In this paper, both hemi-wicking …

Motivated by quenching of melt droplets and debris particles in seawater during a
hypothetical severe accident of light water reactors (LWRs), the quenching process of …

Motivated by the increasing need for effective cooling solutions in high-energy–density
systems, this experimental study presents the two-phase cooling of a superheated SS 316L …

The minimum film boiling temperature (T min) is one of the primary factors that influence the
efficiency of rewetting of nuclear fuel rods after a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) in a light …

A transient pool boiling experiment was conducted to investigate the quenching
performance of Cr-alloy-coated cladding in the simulated conditions of a loss-of-coolant …

This research investigates the effects of surface modification and surface oxidation on pool
boiling heat transfer performance. An experimental facility was designed and built to perform …

During quenching, the Leidenfrost effect deteriorates the heat transfer at high temperatures
before the arrival of the minimum film boiling point. Accurate prediction of the minimum film …