WASET
	%0 Journal Article
	%A Khaleel Sami Hamdan and  Dong-Eok Kim and  Sang-Ki Moon
	%D 2014
	%J International Journal of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 89, 2014
	%T An Experimental Investigation on the Droplet Behavior Impacting a Hot Surface above the Leidenfrost Temperature
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9998156
	%V 89
	%X An appropriate model to predict the size of the droplets
resulting from the break-up with the structures will help in a better
understanding and modeling of the two-phase flow calculations in the
simulation of a reactor core loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). A
droplet behavior impacting on a hot surface above the Leidenfrost
temperature was investigated. Droplets of known size and velocity
were impacted to an inclined plate of hot temperature, and the
behavior of the droplets was observed by a high-speed camera. It was
found that for droplets of Weber number higher than a certain value,
the higher the Weber number of the droplet the smaller the secondary
droplets. The COBRA-TF model over-predicted the measured
secondary droplet sizes obtained by the present experiment. A simple
model for the secondary droplet size was proposed using the mass
conservation equation. The maximum spreading diameter of the
droplets was also compared to previous correlations and a fairly good
agreement was found. A better prediction of the heat transfer in the
case of LOCA can be obtained with the presented model.

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