An Empirical Correlation for Steam Condensing and Flowing Downward in a 50mm Diameter Inclined Tube

Autor: Yang, Jian Guo, Ju, Xiao Li, Ye, Sheng
Zdroj: Advanced Materials Research; August 2013, Vol. 732 Issue: 1 p67-73, 7p
Abstrakt: The heat transfer characteristic of steam condensation in a 50mm diameter and 30° inclined tube was experimentally investigated. Based on the experiment and Akhavan-Behabadi correlation, a new correlation has been developed. It is shown that the heat transfer coefficients for the inclined tube are approximately 1.06-2.98 times higher than those for the horizontal tube. The heat transfer coefficients predicted by Shah correlation, Würfel correlation and Akhavan-Behabadi correlation deviate greatly, though Akhavan-Behabadi correlation is better. But by the developed correlation, more accurate heat transfer coefficients are predicted than Shah correlation, Würfel correlation and Akhavan-Behabadi correlation, and the deviation is less than 15%. The developed empirical correlation is a better one to predict heat transfer coefficients for steam condensation in larger diameter inclined tubes.
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