A physical model of the evaporating meniscus

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3250452· OSTI ID:6103166

Mirzamoghadam, A ^[1]; Catton, I ^[2]

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1. TRW, Redondo Beach, CA (United States)
2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)

Transport phenomena associated with the heating of a stationary fluid near saturation by an inclined, partially submerged copper plate were studied analytically. Under steady-state evaporation, the meniscus profile was derived using an appropriate liquid film velocity and temperature distribution in an integral approach similar to boundary layer analysis. Derivation of the meniscus profile led to predicting heat transfer and performance as a function of angle of inclination of the plate.

• OSTI ID: 6103166
• Journal Information: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States), Vol. 110:1; ISSN 0022-1481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
EVAPORATION MODEL
CONVECTION
HEAT TRANSFER
INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY TRANSFER
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEAR MODELS
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