To reveal two-phase flow characteristics of direct steam injection condensation process in pressure relief system
combining VOF two-phase flow model with condensation phase change model
the influences of initial subcooled water temperature and steam inlet pressure on the direct contact condensation process of steam jet are numerically simulated and the characteristics of condensation two-phase flow field in different cases are analyzed. The results show that both subcooled water temperature and steam inlet pressure significantly affect the characteristics of steam plume in tank; higher subcooled water temperature and initial steam pressure lead to larger steam plume length and influence area. When the temperature of subcooled water is low
the steam temperature along the jet axis decreases monotonically and when the temperature of subcooled water is high
the steam temperature along the jet axis first increases and then decreases rapidly
which results from stagnation of the steam before the two-phase zone. With the decreasing steam inlet pressure
the pure steam zone gets shorter and the steam volume fraction decreases faster in the two-phase mixing zone.
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