CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOR IN A VERTICAL TUBE CONDENSER

Authors

  • Jan Havlík Czech technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineernig, Dapartment of Energy Engineering
  • Tomáš Dlouhý Czech technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineernig, Dapartment of Energy Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2015.55.0306

Keywords:

condensation, vertical tube condenser, heat transfer coefficient

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of heat transfer in the process of condensation of water vapor in a vertical shell-and-tube condenser. We analyze the use of the Nusselt model for calculating the condensation heat transfer coefficient (HTC) inside a vertical tube and the Kern, Bell-Delaware and Stream-flow analysis methods for calculating the shell-side HTC from tubes to cooling water. These methods are experimentally verified for a specific condenser of waste process vapor containing air. The operating conditions of the condenser may be different from the assumptions adopted in the basic Nusselt theory. Modifications to the Nusselt condensation model are theoretically analyzed.

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Published

2015-10-31

How to Cite

Havlík, J., & Dlouhý, T. (2015). CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOR IN A VERTICAL TUBE CONDENSER. Acta Polytechnica, 55(5), 306–312. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2015.55.0306

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