The influence of wall-condensate interface resistance on measurements of liquid metal condensation coefficient

✍ Scribed by P.J. Erens; D.G. Kröger

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 232 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0017-9310
• DOI: 10.1016/s0017-9310(83)80036-2

✦ Synopsis

NOMENCLATURE g, gravitational acceleration [m s-2] ; h, laminar film condensation heat transfer coefficient [Wm-' K-l]; h a, apparent interphase heat transfer coefficient [W m -2 K-t]; h,, heat transfer coefficient at liquid-wall interface; h,, interphase heat transfer coefficient [W m-2 K -t] ; hrv latent heat of vapourisation [J kg-t] ; kt, thermal conductivity ofliquid [Wm -t K-t]; L, vertical length of condenser surface [m] ; P,, saturation pressure [Pal ; R, gas constant [J kgi K-1] ; T i, liquid surface temperature [K] ; "I;,, saturation temperature [K] ; T,, condenser wall temperature [K] ; vf,, spes. volume of vapour-spes, volume of liquid [m 3 kg-'] ; q/A, heat flux [W m-'].