Rate form of the equation of state for thermalhydraulic systems: numerical considerations

In conjunction with the usual rate forms of the conservation equations, the time derivative form of the equation of state is investigated from a numerical consideration point of view. First, the derivation of the rate form of the equation of state is presented. Systematic comparison between the new method and the traditional iterative method is made by applying the method to a simple flow problem. The comparison is then extended to a practical …