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BOUNDARY-LAYER TREATMENT OF FILM CONDENSATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLID MATRIX.

Author(s) : KAVIANY M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PREVIOUS WORK ON CONDENSATION OR BOILING ON A POROUS MEDIUM HAVE ASSUMED THE APPLICATION OF DARCY'S LAW AND THE NON-SIGNIFICANCE OF CAPILLARITY EFFECTS. BY APPLYING AN EXPANSION OF BOUNDARY-LAYER TREATMENT FOR CONDENSATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A SOLID MATRIX TO INCLUDE THE FIRST-ORDER RESISTANCE PRESENT IN A SOLID MATRIX, THE AUTHORS HAVE DISCOVERED SOME INTERESTING RESULTS. THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO PREDICT AN APPROXIMATE EXPANSION PARAMETER AT WHICH NON-DARCIAN EFFECTS BECOME SIGNIFICANT. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: BOUNDARY-LAYER TREATMENT OF FILM CONDENSATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLID MATRIX.
  • Record ID : 1987-0453
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 29 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1986

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