Particulate fouling of water in tubes having a two-dimensional roughness geometry
Particulate fouling of water in tubes having a two-dimensional roughness geometry
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DOI:
10.1016/0017-9310(91)90231-3
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发表时间:
1991-11
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Kim Nae-Hyun;R. Webb
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作者:
Kim Nae-Hyun;R. Webb
In this study, a rationally based fouling model is developed. The model, with experimentally determined sticking probability and deposit bond strength factor, can predict the fouling behavior of repeated rib tubes. The mass transfer rate is assumed to control the particle transport process, and the wall shear stress is assumed to control the removal process. The mass transfer rate for repeated rib tubes is obtained from the corresponding heat transfer correlations. The wall shear stress is modeled based on the flow structure between the ribs. Particulate fouling tests are conducted in water. The range of variables investigated in this study are the roughness variables (0.015 <-e/D<- 0.030 and 10 <p/e< 20). Reynolds number (14000≤ Re≤ > 26000) and the foulant material (ferric oxide and aluminum oxide). The tube material is copper, and the rib cross-section is arc-shaped. Empirical correlations define the effect of the geometric and flow parameters on the sticking probability and bond strength factor. An analysis is performed that accounts for the forces acting on the particles at the wall. The analysis suggests that the hydrodynamic force is dominant for the present tests. This analysis qualitatively supports the empirically obtained geometric and Reynolds number dependencies of the sticking probability.