Review of vapor condensation heat and mass transfer in the presence of non-condensable gas

J Huang, J Zhang, L Wang - Applied thermal engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract In 1929, Donald Othmer discovered that a small amount of non-condensable gases
(NCG) in pure vapor had a great effect on condensation heat transfer coefficient (HTC) …

A review on hydrogen generation, explosion, and mitigation during severe accidents in light water nuclear reactors

R Gharari, H Kazeminejad, NM Kojouri… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Progress of severe accident (SA) can be divided into core degradation and post core
meltdown. An important phenomena during severe accidents is the hydrogen generation …

Effect of roof shape, wind direction, building height and urban configuration on the energy yield and positioning of roof mounted wind turbines

I Abohela, N Hamza, S Dudek - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The increasing interest among architects and planners in designing environmentally friendly
buildings has led to a desire to explore and integrate renewable sources of energy. Roof …

Prediction of steam condensation in the presence of noncondensable gases using a CFD-based approach

A Dehbi, F Janasz, B Bell - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2013 - Elsevier
We integrate in the ANSYS CFD code Fluent a model for wall condensation from a vapor–
noncondensable gas mixture. The condensation phenomenon is modeled from first …

Review on condensation on the containment structures

JC De la Rosa, A Escriva, LE Herranz, T Cicero… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2009 - Elsevier
In the last two decades condensation on the containment structures in presence of
noncondensables has received substantial attention by nuclear scientists and engineers …

CFD modelling and validation of wall condensation in the presence of non-condensable gases

G Zschaeck, T Frank, AD Burns - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to present and validate a mathematical model implemented in
ANSYS CFD for the simulation of wall condensation in the presence of non-condensable …

State-of-the-art and review of condensation heat transfer for small modular reactor passive safety: Computational studies

PK Bhowmik, SJ Ormiston, JP Schlegel… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The small modular reactor (SMR) is a promising option with added safety features,
economical manufacturing, reliable parts, portability, and scalable energy capacity that emits …

Validation of a FLUENT CFD model for hydrogen distribution in a containment

DC Visser, M Houkema, NB Siccama… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hydrogen may be released into the containment atmosphere of a nuclear power plant
during a severe accident. Locally, high hydrogen concentrations may be reached that can …

Local phenomena analysis of steam condensation in the presence of air

H Bian, Z Sun, M Ding, N Zhang - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In severe accident scenarios (eg LOCA), the steam condensation inside the containment
area is of vital importance. This is because the containment pressure peak and long-term …

Film condensation with high heat fluxes and scaled experiments using pure steam for reactor containment cooling

PK Bhowmik, S Usman, JP Schlegel - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Condensation tests were performed using a newly developed test facility for scaling the
passive containment cooling system (PCCS) to a small modular reactor (SMR). The PCCS of …