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Departure from nucleate boiling

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000116

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000116
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
AbbreviationDNB
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Departure from nucleate boiling",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "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.",
  "abbreviation": "DNB",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/departure-from-nucleate-boiling/"
}

Record 114 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.