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Description: Critical heat flux for pool boiling .

Reference: Zuber, Novak. Hydrodynamic Aspects Of Boiling Heat Transfer (Thesis) 1959.

Equations/Symbols:

Calculate:
Insert saturation temperature (Tsat), geometry coefficient (C) and press 'Calculate'.
Fluid: Tsat (K): C (-):
Fluid properties:
rhol=1,191.95 kg/m3
rhov=36.2941 kg/m3
hlv=174,184.70 J/kg
σ=0.0075 N/m
Dimensionless numbers
C=1.00
Critical heat flux
qCHF=417,806.21 W/m2



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