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Correlation of mist‐to‐annular transition during condensation
Author(s) -
Soliman H. M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450610205
Subject(s) - mist , condensation , range (aeronautics) , generality , tube (container) , mechanics , materials science , correlation , thermodynamics , base (topology) , mathematics , physics , geometry , meteorology , composite material , mathematical analysis , psychology , psychotherapist
A theory is proposed for correlating the mist‐annular transition during condensation based on a balance between destructive and stabilizing forces acting on the liquid film. The resulting correlation is shown to be capable of good agreement with a data base corresponding to a wide range of fluid properties and tube diameters. A fair deal of generality is demonstrated by testing the correlation outside the range from which it was developed.