Numerical Analysis on the Dropwise Condensation of a Binary Vapor Mixture
Numerical Analysis on the Dropwise Condensation of a Binary Vapor Mixture
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DOI:
10.1115/imece2001/htd-24130
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2001-11
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H. Akiyama;T. Nagasaki;Yutaka Ito
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作者:
H. Akiyama;T. Nagasaki;Yutaka Ito
A numerical simulation was performed on the condensation of water and ethanol vapor mixture on a horizontal wall in a plane two-dimensional field. The analysis solves unsteady flow and heat-and-mass transfer both for liquid and vapor with the phase equilibrium condition at the interface, using FDM and boundary-fitted coordinates to track the deformation of interface. The calculation was started from a very thin smooth liquid film, and it was found that instability occurs when the film thickness reaches a certain value resulting in the formation of relatively small droplets. With the growth of the droplets, they coalesce into larger ones. Between the droplets an extremely thin liquid film exists, and the surface tension gradient sustains the droplets. With the increase of the wall subcooling the maximum droplet becomes large due to the increase of the Marangoni effect.