Sensitivity analysis of heat transfer coefficient correlations on the predictions of steam surface condensers
- Univ. of Windsor, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
The present study reports on an analysis of the sensitivity of condensation heat transfer coefficient correlations on the simulations of the performance of steam surface condensers. Five correlations of heat transfer coefficient for filmwise condensation are tested against the experimental data for a steam surface condenser. A quasi-three-dimensional approach is used to predict the fluid flow and heat transfer in the steam surface condenser. The governing equations are solved in primitive variable form using a semiimplicit consistent control-volume formulation in which a segregated pressure correction-linked algorithm is employed. The modeling of the geometries of condensers, including tube bundles and baffle plates, is carried out based on based on the porous media concept using flow, heat, and mass transfer resistances.
- OSTI ID:
- 6982928
- Journal Information:
- Heat Transfer Engineering; (United States), Vol. 15:2; ISSN 0145-7632
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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