METHOD OF CONDENSING VAPOR IN TWO-PHASE FLOW WITHIN A COOLING APPARATUS

摘要

A method of condensing vapor present in two-phase bubbly flow within a cooling apparatus can include mixing a first flow of coolant containing two-phase bubbly flow with a second flow of coolant containing single-phase liquid flow. The two-phase bubbly flow can have a first flow quality greater than zero and can include vapor bubbles dispersed in liquid coolant. The single-phase liquid flow can have a flow quality of about zero. Mixing the first flow of coolant and the second flow of coolant within the cooling apparatus can result in heat transfer from the first flow of coolant to the second flow of coolant and can cause vapor bubbles within first flow of coolant to condense, thereby providing a third flow of coolant with a third flow quality that is less than the first flow quality.

主权项

1. A method of condensing vapor in two-phase bubbly flow within a cooling apparatus, the method comprising:
providing a first flow of coolant comprising two-phase bubbly flow, the two-phase bubbly flow comprising vapor bubbles dispersed in liquid coolant, the first flow of coolant having a first flow quality greater than zero; providing a second flow of coolant comprising single-phase liquid flow, the second flow of coolant having a second flow quality of about zero; and mixing the first flow of coolant and the second flow of coolant to form a third flow of coolant, wherein mixing the first flow of coolant and the second flow of coolant causes heat transfer from the first flow of coolant to the second flow of coolant and causes vapor bubbles within first flow of coolant to condense, wherein the third flow of coolant has a third flow quality less than the first flow quality of the first flow of coolant.