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Convection
GATE 2019
Easy
Pool boiling equipment operating above ambient temperature is usually designed to operate
- Afar above the critical heat flux
- near the critical heat flux
- Cfar above the Leidenfrost point
- Dnear the Leidenfrost point
Explanation
Standard practice is to operate as close as safely possible to the critical heat flux (peak nucleate boiling) to maximize heat transfer rate without risking a transition to the much lower film-boiling regime.
Source: GATE CH 2019 (2019)
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