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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Yue Jin, Faith R. Beek, Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Stephen M. Bajorek, Kirk Tien, Chris L. Hoxie (NRC)
Proceedings | Advances in Thermal Hydraulics 2018 | Orlando, FL, November 11-15, 2018 | Pages 98-108
In the current study, a new mass quality correlation was developed for the dispersed flow film boiling (DFFB) regime in a rod bundle geometry during bottom reflood. The new correlation was based on the fundamental conservation equations such that the physics during the reflood process can be adequately captured. It is found that the actual mass quality as well as the vapor drift velocity in the DFFB regime are functions of the void fraction, interfacial heat transfer, vapor superheat, droplet size, quench front location and the fluid properties. The Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) reflood tests were used to verify the validity of the new correlation and to determine the coefficients. It was found that the current model is able to predict the two-phase mass quality well within 10% error when compared to experimental data.