Yes / This study focuses on numerical modeling of condensation of water vapor in a Laval nozzle, using the liquid drop nucleation theory. Influence of nozzle geometry, pressure, and temperature on the average drop size is reported. A computer program written in MATLAB was used used to calculate the nucleation and condensation of water vapor in the nozzle. The simulation results are validated with the available experimental data in the literature for steam condensation. The model reveals that the average drop size is reduced by increasing the divergent angle of the nozzle. The results also confirm that increasing the inlet pressure has a direct effect on the average drop size while temperature rise has an inverse effect on the drop size.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10314 |
| Date | 24 June 2014 |
| Creators | Zhalehrajabi, E., Rahmanian, Nejat, Zarrinpashne, S., Balasubramanian, P. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2014 Taylor and Francis. This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Particulate Science and Technology in 2014, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2014.933459., Unspecified |
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