Study of conjugate conduction-laminar film condensation for a vertical plate fin

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (16) ◽  
pp. 2592-2597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Taw Chen ◽  
Zen Lan ◽  
Tzung-I Wang
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Laminar Film ◽  
Laminar Film Condensation ◽  
Conjugate Conduction

Some Reflections On Sparrow's Work On Similarity Solutions for Laminar Film Condensation On a Vertical Plate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay K. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Generalized Solution ◽  
Similarity Solutions ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Gravitational Acceleration ◽  
Curved Surfaces ◽  
Laminar Film ◽  
Laminar Film Condensation ◽  
Variable Gravity

Abstract In this contribution in honor of Late Prof. E. M. Sparrow, we reflect on the pioneering work of Sparrow and Gregg on the development of similarity solutions for laminar film condensation on a vertical plate. Dhir and Lienhard using this work as a basis developed a generalized solution for isothermal curved surfaces on which gravitational acceleration varied along the surface and for variable gravity situations. Subsequently non-isothermal surfaces were also considered. These studies were publisher earlier in the J. Heat Transfer.

scholarly journals Mixed-convection laminar film condensation on a semi-infinite vertical plate

1995 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 207-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Jun Shu ◽  
Graham Wilks
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Body Force ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Force Convection ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Approximate Methods ◽  
Saturated Vapour ◽  
Laminar Film ◽  
Laminar Film Condensation ◽  
Infinite Vertical Plate

The flow of a uniform stream of pure saturated vapour past a cold, semi-infinite vertical plate is examined. The formulation incorporates the limits of both pure forcedconvection and pure body-force-convection laminar film condensation. Detailed asymptotic and exact numerical solutions are obtained and comparisons drawn with approximate methods and experimental results reported in the literature.

Transient laminar-film condensation on a vertical plate

10.2514/3.94 ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Reed ◽  
F. M. Gerner ◽  
C. L. Tien
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Laminar Film ◽  
Laminar Film Condensation

Flow Regimes for Laminar Film Condensation on a Vertical Plate With an Upward Vapor Flow

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Kanatani
Keyword(s):  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Average Nusselt Number ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Vapor Flow ◽  
Plate Length ◽  
Laminar Film ◽  
Laminar Film Condensation

Abstract Laminar film condensation on a vertical plate with an upward vapor flow is studied. An approximate integral model of the condensate film and the boundary layer of the vapor is numerically solved, taking into account both gravity and interfacial shear. Here, three types of solution are examined: (i) zero film thickness at the bottom; (ii) zero flowrate with a finite film thickness at the bottom; and (iii) negative flowrates at the bottom. The film thickness and the average Nusselt number are shown as functions of the distance along the plate and the plate length, respectively. The terminal lengths of the solutions of the types (i) and (ii) are calculated against the degree of the subcooling. Moreover, the results are compared with those derived using the approximation method where the shearing stress on the vapor–liquid interface is composed of only the momentum transferred by the suction mass (the Shekriladze–Gomelauri approach). It is found that the average Nusselt number is well described by the Shekriladze–Gomelauri model in the range of the solution type (ii), while the average Nusselt number for the thinnest-film solution of the type (iii) is asymptotically consistent with the Shekriladze–Gomelauri value for long plates.

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