Steam Condensation Heat Transfer in the Presence of Noncondensable Gases (NCGs) in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs): A Comprehensive Review of Fundamentals, Current Status, and Prospects for Future Research
Table 10
The thermal-hydraulic codes incorporate various condensation models [3, 154].
No.
Abbreviation
Type
Condensation model
1
GOTHIC
LP/CFD
Uchida correlation and Gido and Koestel correlation (HMTD)
2
COCOSYS
LP
Stefan law (HMTA)
ASTEC
LP
3
CONTAIN
LP
Collier’s model (HMTA)
PCCSAC
CFD
CONTEMPT-LT
LP
COMMIX-1D
CFD
4
MAAP-DBA
LP
Uchida and Tagami correlations
COMPACT
LP
5
GASFLOW
CFD
Chilton-Colburn analogy (HMTA)
6
CONTEMPT-4/MOD5
LP
Tagami correlations and other
7
MELCOR
LP
Collier’s mass flux and Chilton-Colburn correlation (HMTA)
8
TONUS
LP/CFD
Chilton/Bird condensate rate formulation with McAdams correlation (HMTA)
