Moving nuclear power plant (NPP) from land to ocean became one of the best solutions to enhance safety since natural disasters threaten the NPPs. However, ship motions such as rolling affected the boiling system of marine reactor. In boiling system, c...
Moving nuclear power plant (NPP) from land to ocean became one of the best solutions to enhance safety since natural disasters threaten the NPPs. However, ship motions such as rolling affected the boiling system of marine reactor. In boiling system, critical heat flux (CHF) is one of the essential regions since it indicates the maximum operating limit of the system. Thus, in designing a marine reactor, it is crucial to evaluate the effects of ship motions in the boiling system and predict CHF to consider the safety design and operation of the reactor. This study was attempted to investigate the boiling behaviour and CHF in subcooled flow boiling of water in a single channel and double channel configurations under static and rolling conditions. Rolling experiments were conducted at different amplitudes and rolling periods. Single channel results were compared between static and rolling cases, with the latter exhibiting higher pressure fluctuations and consequently higher CHF values compared to the static case. The CHF value was found to increase with an increase in mass flow rate. The additional accelerations in the rolling motion, namely centrifugal acceleration, were found to improve the fluid's thermal-hydraulic performance, resulting in a higher boiling intensity and higher CHF values. The pressure fluctuations and thus the CHF value followed the pattern of the centrifugal acceleration, with the highest values observed in the case with the highest centrifugal acceleration. The pressure fluctuations for the rolling experiments were also found to be increasing with increasing power, particularly at high heat flux values. The CHF in the double channel configuration was consistently lower than in the corresponding single channel experiments across all cases. Modifications to the single channel configuration, designed to replicate the heat loss observed in the double channel experiments, demonstrated that reducing pressure fluctuations through these changes led to lower CHF values, emphasizing the direct influence of pressure fluctuations on CHF. The analysis of inlet pressure fluctuations led to the introduction of a new condition called the CHF approaching condition, which precedes the occurrence of CHF. This concept of the CHF approaching condition provides an effective tool for predicting and preventing CHF, thereby reducing the potential risk of damage to the heating surface and ensuring the safe operation of the system. The results emphasize the importance of considering the impact of rolling conditions on boiling in mini-channels as variations in rolling conditions can profoundly influence boiling behaviour and CHF.