[en] Density wave instability in helical coiled tubes has been systematically observed using high pressure ranging from 3.0 to 10.0 Mpa, mass velocity from 400 to 1200 kg/sm², inlet subcooling from 10 to 120 degrees C and heat flux up to 450 kw/m². In the experimental research the effects of system pressure, mass velocity, heat flux, inlet subcooling, inlet resistence and exit resistence have been studied. The experimental results show that the density wave oscillation occurred at positive slope part to mass velocity versus total pressure drop curve, the phase difference of the density wave oscillation between the inlet and exit flow rate is approximately 180 degrees. Increasing heat flux, the periods of density wave oscillation decreased. The periods are about 1-2 times the residence time of fluid in the heater, about 3-14s. System presure, inlet subcooling, mass velocity, inlet resistance and exit resistence affected the threshold of density wave oscillation. Increasing the system pressure, mass velocity and inlet resistence, the limit heat flux of density wave oscillation increased. Increasing exit resistence, the limit heat flux decreased. The stability boundary diagrams of the system have been found. In this paper the empirical correlations for predicting the threshold of density wave oscillations are presented