Swirl-vane separator in nuclear steam generator is used as primary separator for separating
more than 80% of the water from the steam-water mixture to feed the qualified steam to
dryers and turbines. Laboratory tests are generally performed to seek alternatives for
separator design and performance improvement. Though great efficiency is often obtainable
in the reduced model, the performance of the full-sized prototype is not well predicted due to
the lack of proven similarity analysis. In our previous study, a theoretical model for critical …