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Evaporation heat transfer of falling films on horizontal tube. Part 1: Analytical study

Journal Article · · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research
OSTI ID:276279
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  1. Kyushu Univ., Kasuga, Fukuoka (Japan). Dept. of Energy and Mechanical Engineering

Evaporation heat transfer of a saturated falling film on a horizontal tube was studied analytically. For laminar flow, a model comprised of the developing, transitional, and developed regions is proposed. The boundary layer integral method was used to reach a closed-form solution. A third-order polynomial temperature profile was assumed in the developing region, and a linear profile in the developed region. Both profiles join smoothly in the transition region. From this analysis, the Nusselt number was presented as a function of film Reynolds number, Prandtl number, and dimensionless tube radius. A similar correlation was developed for turbulent flow using the eddy viscosity model, where the Nusselt number was obtained as a function of film Reynolds number and Prandtl number.

OSTI ID:
276279
Journal Information:
Heat Transfer - Japanese Research, Journal Name: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 24; ISSN 0096-0802; ISSN HTJPAU
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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