The laws of heat exchange between air and a liquid film flowing down along a solid surface with spherical dimples were investigated experimentally. Three cases of heat transfer were considered: quiescent air, air – liquid counter flow, or their cross flow. In all cases, a significant growth of the heat exchange intensity, especially at air – liquid cross flow, was observed. This is caused by the substantial turbulization of flow and mixing of liquid layers in the film. As a result, it was established that surface profiling (manufacture of dimples) under the optimal conditions leads to an increase in heat exchange intensity by an unexpended factor of 2.5 – 2.8 as compared with a smooth surface, other conditions being equal. The obtained experimental data were generalized in the form of dimensionless dependences Nu vs. Re. The best heat transfer surface can be recommended for use in different heat exchangers.
Heat Exchange Between Air and a Liquid Film Flowing Down Along a Profiled Surface