In the current work, the effect of dropwise condensation at the microscopic level was analyzed using geometrical optics and optical simulation. When considering surface is contaminated with substance which prevents condensate from the wetting surface,the vapour will condense in drops instead of a continuous film. The effect of relative humidity on dropwise condensation. National security internet archive nsia additional collections. Apr 22, 2012 this is a direct comparison of two common modes of condensation, filmwise and dropwise. Critical insight into the industrial application of dropwise condensation. The process at the vaporliquid interface during condensation is first discussed. The authors consider the heattransfer arising from condensation on a single drop, and by means of an assumed distribution of drop sizes. Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaceseaax0746.
Drop nucleation, growth, and condensation have important practical consequences. Using basic principles, an analytical model for dropwise condensation is devised, which takes into account the elementary processes that make up the dropwise condensation cycle. Filmwise and dropwise condensation experiments were carried out at atmospheric pressure varying the condensing plates, their inclinations and orientations. The process of droplets jumping, against adhesive forces, from a solid surface upon coalescence has been studied using both experimental and. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. The present work deals with dropwise condensation on flat. Report includes historical background, experiments with elements and dropwise condensation, economic considerations, and publications that came from his program. Temperatures and the condensate heat resistance in dropwise. Alternatively, you can download the file locally and open with any standalone pdf reader. The detection of dropwise condensation in the camera field is a complex problem that requires an interdisciplinary approach in order to build an accurate model for image formation. Dropwise condensation heat transfer process optimisation.
Optimization of superhydrophobic surfaces to maintain. Which gives more heat transfer, filmwise condensation or. Hydrophobicity of rareearth oxide ceramics and their. In this research, we are optimizing the size of the. This ongoing interest is motivated by the observation that dropwise condensation promoted surfaces typically exhibit heat transfer coefficients at least five times higher often exceeding 10 times higher than filmwise condensation at similar operating. Enhancing filmwise and dropwise condensation using a. Filmwise and dropwise condensation and boiling thermodynamics. The equipment heats and condenses water, and includes a separate control module with a digital display. Correlation for dropwise condensation heat transfer. Pdf dropwise condensation studies on multiple scales. Mar 03, 2020 it was an honor to receive the max jakob memorial award for 2018. Report regarding the development of a new approach to dropwise condensation, understanding the role of nucleation in the process, and the possibility of permanent dropwise condensing surfaces. Dropwise condensation can be sustained for a long time by the combined effects of surface coating and periodic injection of the promoter into the vapor.
Dropwise condensation article about dropwise condensation. In all applications, the steam must be condensed as it transfers heat to a cooling medium which could be cold water in a condenser of generating station, hot water in a heating calorifier, sugar solution in a sugar refinery and etc. Although it has been known for decades that dropwise condensation outperforms filmwise condensation in heat transfer owing to the droplet. Dropwise condensation dwc on hydrophobic surfaces is attracting attention for its great potential in many industrial applications, such as steam power plants, water desalination, and deicing of aerodynamic surfaces, to list a few. Dropwise condensation 2019 max jakob memorial award paper. Design and fabrication of a hybrid superhydrophobichydrophilic surface that exhibits stable dropwise condensation. Dropwise condensation of water vapor on long vertical tubes was in vestigated as to in situ. In dropwise condensation, vapor condenses in the form of distinct drops.
There is not a specific approach in choosing the size of the roughness of the superhydrophobic surfaces and it was mostly selected arbitrarily to investigate the behavior of condensates on these surfaces. When dropwise surfaces degrade, they convert to filmwise condensation. Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces. Nov 28, 2016 film wise and drop wise condensation are nothing but two different results of condensation of vaporsteam when gets into contact of cooled surface. Similarly as in the previous chapter, in this chapter we will discuss heat transfer with phase change, but in this case we will discuss condensation of gas phase vaportoliquid phase change. Garimella2 cooling technologies research center, an nsf iucrc school of mechanical engineering and birck nanotechnology center purdue university, 585 purdue mall, west lafayette, in 47907 abstract. Dropwise condensationfurther heat transfer measurements proceedings of the fourth international heat transfer conference, parisversailles, france, aug. Dropwise condensation of steam on gold surfaces dropwise condensation of steam on gold surfaces. Circular patterns condensation surfaces using a wettability contrast mechanism is one of. In film wise condensation, the cooled surface is smooth and frictionless which results in quick. The model is established by synthesizing the heat transfer through a single droplet with the drop size distribution. It is the aim of the present work to put forward the random fractal model describing the drop size and spatial distributions. So most condensers are designed on the assumption that film condensation will take place on the surface eventually. Moreover, researchers have focused their attention on micro and nanostructured surfaces displaying superhydrophobic characteristics 6 which may lead to even higher heat transfer coefficients promoting the phenomenon of jumping droplets.
A study of dropmicrostructured surface interactions. Supporting information recurrent filmwise and dropwise. For the same temperature difference between the vapour and the surface, dropwise condensation is several more times effective than filmwise. Dropwise definition of dropwise by the free dictionary. Dropwise condensation of vapor on and underneath horizon.
For instance, the heat transfer coefficient for dropwise condensation of steam is around 10 times that for film condensation at power station condenser pressures and more than 20 times that for film condensation at. The limiting heat transfer mechanisms of dropwise condensation. It is now generally accepted that phase change, whether homogeneous or. Bikash mondal, marc mac giolla eain, qianfeng xu,vanessa m.
Enhancing dropwise condensation through bioinspired. Significantly, heat transfer rates in dropwise condensation can be much higher than in filmwise condensation. Dropwise condensation of vapor is a phasechange process. The 1effect of relative humidity on dropwise condensation dynamics julian e. In standard dropwise condensation, liquid droplets forming on a. Existing durable materials such as metals and ceramics are generally hydrophilic and require polymeric modifiers to render them hydrophobic, but these. Request pdf enhancing filmwise and dropwise condensation using a hybrid wettability contrast mechanism. It is now generally accepted that phase change, whether homogeneous or heterogeneous condensation, is induced by. On the right half of the frame is a bare silicon wafer. Film wise and drop wise condensation are nothing but two different results of condensation of vaporsteam when gets into contact of cooled surface. Enhancing dropwise condensation through bioinspired wettability patterning aritra ghosh,a sara beani,b bong june zhang,b ranjan ganguly,a,c constantine m. If condensate tends to wet the surface and there by forms a liquid film, then processes of condensation is. Similarly as in the previous chapter, in this chapter we will discuss heat transfer with phase change, but in this case we will discuss condensation of gas phase vaportoliquid phase change in general, condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse.
In the past decade, the condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces has been investigated abundantly to achieve dropwise condensation. For nonmetal vapors, dropwise condensation gives much higher heat transfer coefficients than those found with film condensation. The drop spatialdistributions on dropwise condensations are less well understood till now. There are mainly two mode of condensation processes known as film wise condensation and dropwise condensation. In order to predict and evaluate the performance of systems reliant on condensation, it is equally important to understand how these external conditions affect the dynamics of dropwise condensation. Particular attention is given to heat transfer measurements, theory, effect the presence of air in the condenser has on the heat flux and surface heat transfer coefficient.
Drop distributions and numerical simulation of dropwise. The chapter covers four main areas of condensation heat transfer. The film and dropwise condensation module h102k is used with the h102 heat exchanger service unit which supplies both electrical power and instrumentation for the module via a control console that is supplied with the h102k module. Vapour may condense onto a cooled surface in two distinct modes known as filmwise and dropwise. The temperature variations occurring in dropwise condensation at condenser plates of a compact, polymer heat exchanger are studied using instantaneous. Dropwise condensation detection in a single image by. Dropwise condensation of low surface tension fluids on. A theory of dropwise condensation at large subcooling. On the right half of the frame is a bare silicon wafer, on which water wets readily.
The steam condensation heat transfer performance on the optimum hybrid surface is about 23% higher than that of complete dropwise condensation at surface subcooling of 2. An evaluation of polymer coatings for the promotion of dropwise condensation of steam. The unit itself contained bench top unit, with an integrated steam generator and air extraction system. Abstract this film and dropwise condensation unit is used to observe the process of heat. The main components in the unit are the specially designed condensers for the observation of. Condensation on the atomic scale dropwise condensation of vapor is a phasechange process. Supporting information recurrent filmwise and dropwise condensation by patterned high wetting contrast youmin hou, miao yu, xuemei chen, zuankai wang, and shuhuai yao, department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, the hong kong university of science and technology, kowloon, hong kong. Condensation of vapor is a crucial part of a wide range of industrial processes from power generation and distillation to liquefaction and refrigeration.
Dropwise condensation modeling suitable for superhydrophobic. Dropwise condensation on rough hydrophobic cylinders of different diameter d. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plug. In many cases it is adequate to assume equilibrium at the interface but in dropwise condensation and condensation of metals the interface temperature discontinuity plays and important role. Dropwise condensation realises heat transfer coefficients which are about one order of magnitude higher than those for filmwise condensation koch, 1997. The results shows that pixels from a region within foggy image area. Dropwise condensation detection in a single image by tarik. The effect of relative humidity on dropwise condensation dynamics. Promotion of dropwise condensation of ethyl alcohol, methyl. Promotion of dropwise condensation of ethyl alcohol. Dropwise condensation characteristics of permanent. This is a direct comparison of two common modes of condensation, filmwise and dropwise. Vertical surface dropwise condensation heat transfer using self.
Pdf dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces. Solteq the use of steam both for power production to convey heat has a long history and its use in these fields is likely to continue into the foreseeable future. The use of steam surface condensers typically results in low thermal performance on the steamside due to the filmwise mode of condensation. The effect of sweeping by the departing droplets on the heat transfer coefficient in dropwise condensation is studied analytically here.
A mathematical model is developed to represent and predict the dropwise condensation phenomenon on nonwetting surfaces having hydrophobic or superhydrophobic contact angle greater than 150 deg features. On hydrophobic surfaces, dropwise condensation may form and increase heat fluxes by 510 times compared to filmwise condensation figure 1b. Modeling of dwc involves modeling heat transfer through a single drop and applying it. In dropwise condensation the condensate liquid collects in the form of countless droplets of varying diameters on the condensing surface, instead of forming a continuous film, and does not wet the solid cooling surface. May 03, 2011 a mathematical model is developed to represent and predict the dropwise condensation phenomenon on nonwetting surfaces having hydrophobic or superhydrophobic contact angle greater than 150 deg features. If condensate tends to wet the surface and there by forms a liquid film, then processes of condensation is known as film wise condensation. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plugin installed and enabled in your browser. Transfer coefficient through dropwise condensation and. Pdf recent advances in nanotechnology, chemicalphysical texturing and thin film coating. In the current work, we analyze the effect of the dropwise condensation at the microscopic level using geometrical optics and optical simulation. The droplets develop at points of surface imperfections pit, scratch, called nucleation sites, and grow in size as more vapour condenses on its exposed surface. Previous studies on dropwise condensation are primarily devoted to steam, with a few studies of fluids with high or moderate surface tension 27,28,29,30,31 or marangoni dropwise condensation of.
The paper presents a new theory of heattransfer by dropwise condensation in the absence of noncondensing gases. This invited paper is based on the award lecture and is written in an informal style expanding on the lecture and focusing on work in which i have been involved over the past 60 years. Enhancing filmwise and dropwise condensation using a hybrid. Design and fabrication of a hybrid superhydrophobic. Dropwise and filmwise condensation saurabh pandey abstract. Drop spatialdistributions has become the main obstacle to the direct numerical simulation of dropwise condensation heat transfer. Jan 10, 2020 dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaceseaax0746. Megaridisa, a department of mechanical and industrial engineering, university of illinois at chicago, chicago, il 60607, usa b nbd nanotechnologies, 8 saint marys st. It can be homogeneous, namely, distributed in the vaporphase, or heterogeneous, as in the presence of a cooler solid substrate 12. The authors consider the heattransfer arising from condensation on a single drop, and by means of an assumed distribution of drop sizes, deduce the mean heattransfer rate for the whole surface. Dropwise condensation has been of interest to the heat transfer community since its earliest published work in 1930. Dropwise condensation on surfaces with graded hydrophobicity.
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