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

PK Bhowmik, JP Schlegel, S Revankar - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focused on state-of-the-art and review of condensation heat transfer for small
modular reactors (SMR). Nuclear reactors adopt passive containment cooling systems …

Review of micro–nanoscale surface coatings application for sustaining dropwise condensation

SA Khan, F Tahir, AAB Baloch, M Koc - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Condensation occurs in most of the heat transfer processes, ranging from cooling of
electronics to heat rejection in power plants. Therefore, any improvement in condensation …

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 …

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 …

Multicomponent gas mixture parametric CFD study of condensation heat transfer in small modular reactor system safety

PK Bhowmik, JP Schlegel - Experimental and Computational Multiphase …, 2023 - Springer
Safety is always the primary concern for designing and analyzing nuclear reactor systems.
The requirements for the safety margin for advanced small modular reactor (SMR) systems …

Numerical simulation of condensation inside an inclined smooth tube

SMANR Abadi, JP Meyer, J Dirker - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study the condensation phenomena inside an inclined smooth tube were
investigated. The tube internal diameter was 8.38 mm, and its length was 1488 mm. The …

Numerical study on thermo-hydraulic characteristics of steam-air mixture condensation in corrugated tubes with different sinusoidal corrugations

X Dong, D Sun, Q Shen, X Huang - International Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermo-hydraulic characteristics of steam condensation in the presence of air inside
smooth tube and corrugated tube with different sinusoidal corrugations are numerically …

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 …

Numerical investigations on steam condensation in the presence of air on external surfaces of 3× 3 tube bundles

H Bian, Z Sun, N Zhang, Z Meng, M Ding - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Previous investigations on steam condensation in the presence of air have revealed general
heat transfer characteristics in vertical plates and single tubes. However, there remains …

Enrichment of phenolic products in walnut shell pyrolysis bio-oil by combining torrefaction pretreatment with fractional condensation

C Wang, X Yuan, S Li, X Zhu - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Walnut shell pyrolysis liquefaction experiments for phenolic enrichment were conducted
using torrefaction pretreatment and fractional condensation simultaneously. Bio-oil …