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Interfacial phenomena in falling film evaporation of natural seawater
Author(s) -
Van Der Mast Victor C.,
Bromley Leroy A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690220317
Subject(s) - seawater , falling (accident) , boiling , entrainment (biomusicology) , evaporation , heat transfer , materials science , mass transfer , thermodynamics , mechanics , chemistry , geology , oceanography , physics , medicine , environmental health , rhythm , acoustics
Abstract The fluid dynamics and heat transfer of boiling seawater in falling film evaporators have been investigated. Large interfacial disturbances have been observed, caused by surfactants in seawater. Although these disturbances enhance heat transfer, they increase entrainment and the tendency for scale formation in fluted tubes.