DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BOILING


Meaning of DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BOILING in English

The point at which the heat transfer from a fuel rod rapidly decreases due to the insulating effect of a steam blanket that forms on the rod surface when the temperature continues to increase.

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).