A technical note on the uncertainties of the Chen correlation for the boiling heat transfer coefficient at saturated flow

• Published in: Nuclear technology & radiation protection Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 160 - 166
• Main Authors: Poulopoulou, Electra, Petropoulos, Nick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belgrade Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences 01.06.2024; VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
• Subjects: Boiling; chen correlation; Correlation; flow boiling at saturation; Heat transfer; heat transfer coefficient; Heat transfer coefficients; Polynomials; Reynolds number; reynolds number factor; suppression factor; Uncertainty

The so-called Chen correlation for the boiling heat transfer coefficient at saturated flow has been, since 1966, the year of its publication, largely cited as one of the most successful of its kind. As well known, it is based on adding terms respective to heat transfer in the liquid part and heat tr...