Effect of inclination on laminar film condensation

✍ Scribed by Nagendra, H. R.

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1973
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 576 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-6994
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00413072

✦ Synopsis

The effect of inclination on laminar film condensation over and under isothermal flat plates is investigated analytically. The complete set of Navier Stokes equations in two dimensions is considered. Analysed as a perturbation problem, the zero-order perturbation represen±s the boundary layer equations. First and second order perturbations are solved to bring about the leading edge effects. Corresponding velocity and temperature profiles are presented. The results show decrease in heat transfer with larger [inclinations] from the vertical. ComparisoI1 with experimental data of Gerstmann and Griffith indicates a closer agreement of the present results than the analytical results of the same authors.