Development of mechanistic prediction method of DNB heat flux based on two-phase flow CFD

Ono, Ayako ; Okawa, Tomio*; Yoshida, Hiroyuki  

We are developing a new prediction method for a departure from nucleate boiling (DNB) in the fuel assemblies, which will contribute to the design and safety evaluation for the new-generation reactors. In our project, we consider that the formation of a large vapor mass on the heating surface is the first trigger of the DNB. Therefore, we decided to predict the heat flux to form the large vapor mass by combining a two-phase flow CFD and the large vapor mass formation model based on the mechanism. In this presentation, the concept of the model for the large vapor mass forming and the result of the preliminary analysis are discussed.