Influence of tube diameter and steam flow rate on heat transfer in a vertical pipe of condenser: experimental investigation of copper pipes

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET2188100" target="_blank" >10.3303/CET2188100</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Influence of tube diameter and steam flow rate on heat transfer in a vertical pipe of condenser: experimental investigation of copper pipes

Original language description

The overall condensing power at condensers is affected by many factors. A condensate film on the pipe wall plays a crucial role in heat transfer. The velocity of the gas phase inside the tubes has a fundamental influence on the movement of the liquid film and the specific course of the velocity profile in the condensate film. The magnitude of the shear stress at the steam-condensate interface affects the film thickness and its integrity. This paper presents a study to evaluate the effect of the flow velocity inside a vertical pipe on the heat transfer coefficient during water vapour condensation. Specifically, steam flow on heat transfer for two different pipes is evaluated, namely with inner diameters 16 and 26 mm. A common feature is a detailed investigation of the steam condensation process for a parallel flow and counterflow of steam and liquid film. Furthermore, the influence of the temperature and flow direction of the water cooling the outer side of the condenser tube on the transmitted power is evaluated. The condensation process is experimentally investigated on a copper pipe-in-pipe heat exchanger with a possible change of the direction of the cooling water flow. Determination of the condensation heat transfer coefficient is based on experimental identification of the overall heat transfer coefficient and subsequent inverse calculation of the condensation heat transfer coefficient. The condensation heat transfer coefficient ranges from 3,000 to 6,500 W/(m2∙K) for all configurations measured. The results generally show that as the Reynolds number of steam flow increases, the condensation heat transfer coefficient increases too. At Reynolds number of 35,000 the same heat transfer coefficient value is identified either for parallel flow or counterflow of cooling water. For higher Reynolds numbers, the parallel flow of cooling water enables to reach the higher heat transfer coefficient compared to counterflow configuration. At lower Reynolds numbers, the depen

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20704 - Energy and fuels

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_026%2F0008392" target="_blank" >EF16_026/0008392: Computer Simulations for Effective Low-Emission Energy Engineering</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

ISSN

2283-9216

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

88

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2021

Country of publishing house

IT - ITALY

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

601-606

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85122578451