Title :
Characteristics of heat and mass transfer of the plate evaporative condenser
Author :
Yuanxi Li ; He Huang ; Liang Hu ; Xiang Jiang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Electr. Eng., Guangdong Constr. Vocational Technol. Inst., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a simulation of two operations-upwind, downwind with two-phase flowing in the plate bundles of the plate evaporative condenser, by means of the FLUENT software, which provide a direct illustration of the influence of the water film flowing on spray water flow, air velocity, air direction in the plate bundles. The result of simulation demonstrates the advantages of air-water parallel-flow over countercurrent in making use of enhanced heat and mass transfer of fluid film.
Keywords :
condensation; evaporation; heat transfer; mass transfer; sprays; two-phase flow; water; FLUENT software; air direction; air velocity; downwind operation; heat transfer; mass transfer; plate bundle; plate evaporative condenser; spray water flow; two phase flow; upwind operation; water film flow; Atmospheric modeling; Films; Fluids; Heat transfer; Resistance heating; Shearing; Water heating; CFD simulation; Condenser; Heat transfer enhancement; corrugated plates; plate bundle;
Conference_Titel :
Materials for Renewable Energy and Environment (ICMREE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3335-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMREE.2013.6893775
