Review on direct contact condensation of vapor bubbles in a subcooled liquid

J Tang, L Sun, H Liu, H Liu, Z Mo - Experimental and Computational …, 2022 - Springer
Condensation of vapor bubbles in a subcooled liquid is known to influence heat transfer and
pressure oscillation in subcooled boiling and direct contact condensation. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Review of instabilities produced by direct contact condensation of steam injected in water pools and tanks

JL Muñoz-Cobo, D Blanco, C Berna… - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze several types of instabilities as
condensation oscillations (CO), stable condensation oscillations (SC), and bubbling …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of jets induced by steam injection through multi-hole sparger using effective heat and momentum models

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct contact condensation (DCC) of steam in the pressure suppression pool (PSP) is used
to control containment pressure in Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and Advanced …

Experimental study on steam plume shape characteristics for bevelled spray nozzles exhausting into quiescent water

A Quddus, A Shah, KR Qureshi, MK Ayub… - … Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Steam-water direct contact condensation phenomenon is being widely used in many
industries including chemical, thermal and especially in nuclear industry due to its efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-test analysis for definition of steam injection tests through multi-hole sparger in PANDA facility

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) is a passive safety feature in Boiling Water
Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized (AP) reactors. Steam released from the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Momentum induced by steam injection into a subcooled pool

X Wang, P Kudinov, D Grishchenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors (APWR)
often use spargers to release steam from the primary coolant system into a pool with …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulation of thermal stratification and mixing in a Nordic BWR pressure suppression pool

X Wang, G Acharya, D Grishchenko… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) employs the Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) as a
heat sink to prevent overpressure of the reactor vessel and containment. Steam can be …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of horizontal steam injection in a water pool

G Patel, E Hujala, M Puustinen, J Hyvärinen - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the direct contact condensation (DCC) phenomena of
steam discharged into a subcooled water pool is essential for the nuclear engineering field …

Experimental and theoretical study of single bubble formation at the nozzle in a liquid oxygen crossflow

J Fang, X Jia, J Zhang, T Zhang, G Cai - International Communications in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the condensation bubbles generated by the mixing and condensation of
gaseous and liquid oxygen crossflow experimentally and theoretically. The mixing and …

Thermal stratification and mixing in a Nordic BWR pressure suppression pool

I Gallego-Marcos, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The pressure suppression pool of a Nordic Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) serves as a heat
sink to condense steam from the primary coolant system in normal operation and accident …