Simulations of DEBORA data with CFX

In the DEBORA experiments subcooled boiling is investigated heating up Dichlorodifluoromethane (R12) in a side wall heated tube. Radial profiles for gas volume fraction, gas velocity, liquid temperatures and bubble sizes were measured at the end of the heated length. This enables the validation not only of the wall boiling model but also of the models for liquid/gas momentum, heat and mass transfers.
The report describes the model simulating the wall boiling preliminary implemented in CFX-11 which is also implemented in the NEPTUNE code. These approaches are based on the proposal of Kurul and Podowski (1990). Specific model developments concerning the near wall phenomena are described in the report. Furthermore the momentum exchange models used in the CFX simulations are described.
The same parameters for the model correlations adjusted for water/steam flow were applied simulating the fluid R12. To investigate the influence on the results, essential boiling model parameters were varied and the sensitivity of the results is shown. The need of further model development and of further experiments can be confirmed. The validation applying for the different models shows the state and the limits of the present modelling.
The simulations are intended for the comparison to other CFD models e.g. to the NURESIM-CFD platform.