Research Article
Steam-Jet Evaluation for Predicting Leakage Behavior and Interpretation of Experimental Verification
| | Gap-3 mm-70 bar | Gap-3 mm-100 bar | Gap-6 mm-70 bar | Gap-6 mm-100 bar |
| Upstream conditions | Pressure (MPa) (PT-B-01) | 6.94 | 9.69 | 6.82 | 9.69 | Temperature (°C) (TF-B-01) | 277.44 | 303.27 | 278.31 | 300.60 |
| Inlet conditions | Type | Mass flow | Mass flow | Mass flow | Mass flow | Critical mass flux (kg/m2s) | 9890.19 | 14028.25 | 9714.05 | 14028.25 | Quality (-) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Hole diameter (mm) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Mass flow rate (kg/s) | Vapor | 0.0038839 | 0.0055089 | 0.0038147 | 0.0055089 | Throat pressure (MPa) | 4.06 | 5.73 | 3.99 | 5.73 | Temperature (°C) | Tsat | Tsat | Tsat | Tsat |
| Boundary conditions | Outlet | Opening, 1 bar, 25°C | Pipe outer wall and casing inner wall | Adiabatic wall |
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