Abstract
The classic Nusselt model is generalized for the condensation process of a multicomponent vapor mixture. The condensed vapors may be miscible in their liquid state or contain noncondensable gases. The reduction in the condensation rate owing to the accumulation of a noncondensable gas or the more volatile components near the condensate interface is demonstrated for three component systems of methanol-water-air and acetone-methanol-water. Also the effects of interfacial suction and forced convection are included. The analytical solution incorporates Diffusion Law for a multicomponent system and both exact and approximate integral method solutions are applied. The accuracy of the integral method turns out to be remarkably good.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 697-714 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Multiphase Flow |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 15 Nov 1974 |