Author(s)

Alexander S. Liberson^1*, Stephen H. Hesler²

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.
²Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Charlotte, NC, USA.

A family of quasi linear mathematical models is presented and calculations made for viscous turbulent wet steam flow with a variety of condensation phenomena. These models can be applied to the analysis of equilibrium condensation, homogeneous (spontaneous) condensation, heterogeneous condensation on extraneous particles, and condensation of charged dispersed phase moving in an electrostatic field. The unified model is represented by coupled systems of gas dynamic equations for viscous turbulent two-phase flow, kinetic and electro-kinetic equations tracing out combined processes of size and charge growth, and electromagnetic field equations described an electric field with an account of self-induced in-part by a moving electrical cluster. The numerical procedure is time marching, monotone, implicit, of second order accuracy by space and time coordinates, and exhibits high resolution shock capturing ability. Viscous flow field calculations made with this procedure reveal significant influence on condensation by the shear boundary layers and wakes. Distributions of cooling rate, droplet radius and parameters of the bulk flow are predicted. Verification of the codes against known experimental data is presented.

Non-Equilibrium, Condensation, Turbulent, Kinetic Equations, TVD Scheme

Liberson, A. and Hesler, S. (2017) A Unified CFD Based Approach to a Variety of Condensation Processes in a Viscous Turbulent Wet Steam Flow. International Journal of Modern Nonlinear Theory and Application, 6, 85-97. doi: 10.4236/ijmnta.2017.63008.