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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Modeling Condensate Drops Retained on the Air-Side of Heat Exchangers
Abstract
dc:descriptionSize distribution functions of drops on inclined surfaces, taken from the literature, are modified to account for different geometric and surface conditions. These distribution functions along with the geometric model of drops and the contact angle results are used to develop a new model of condensate retention. The new model is successful in predicting the mass of condensate retained on coils tested by several other researchers. Preliminary analysis and experiments are presented as a step towards future extensions of the model.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Mechanical Engineering
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- ElSherbini, Abdelrahman I.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Jacobi, Anthony M.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3086054
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83789