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03 Momentum Transport Flow of Falling Film
03 Momentum Transport Flow of Falling Film
ADVANCED TRANSPORT
PROCESSES
3. Momentum Transport
i. Flow of Falling Liquid
Course Outcomes
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Problem statement
The flow phenomena a liquid flow down an inclined flat plate of length L and
width W(pointing out of the paper).
Assume that a thin liquid film with thickness d is fully developed under a
laminar condition.
Consider the case for a liquid with constant viscosity and
density(Newtonian fluid).
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Step 1: Flow Diagram
Draw a physical diagram (given)
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Step 2: Transport Mechanism
Laminar Flow.
What is laminar flow?
Which means:
v=vz ; vx=vy=0
Note the coordinates x-,y-, z direction !
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Step 3-4: Shell & Transport Direction
4. Draw a shell, whether it be one, two or three dimensional
depending on the number or transport dir, such as that its surface
perpendicular to the transport dir.
Note the coordinates x-,y-, z direction !
One velocity
component in
the direction of
flow
depends only on
one spatial
variable; vz=vz(x)
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Step 3-4: Shell & Transport Direction
5. Carry out the momentum shell balance as below:
Rate of
External Force
momentum out
acting on the ZERO
by molec.
transport
+ system =
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Step 3-4: Shell & Transport Direction
5. Carry out the momentum shell balance as below:
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Step 5: Shell Balance
Rate of z-momentum IN
across surface at z=0
(Wx)zz|z=0
Rate of z-momentum IN
across surface at x
(WL)xz|x
Wx zz z 0
zz zL
WL xz x zz x x
WxLg 0
(1)
Dividing both sides by WLx
zz zz xz x xz
z 0 zL
x x
g cos 0 (2)
L x
Using the definition of combined momentum flux and vz = f(x)
0
v z
zz p zz v z v z p 2 v z v z p v z v z
z 0
z
(3)
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Step 5: Shell Balance
Similarly the z-momentum flux across surface at z = L
zz zL
p v z v z (4)
xz x xz d xz
lim x x
(6)
x 0 x dx
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Step 5: Shell Balance
Using (3) to (6) into (2)
d xz (7)
g cos 0
dx
Using the definition of combined momentum flux
xz xz v x v z xz (8)
d xz
g cos (9)
dx
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Step 6 & 7: Fluid Property & Bound.
C.
Integrating (9)
xz g cos x C1 (10)
Applying the boundary conditions at the gas-liquid interface
at x 0 xz 0 (11)
0 g cos 0 C1
C1 0
xz g cos x (12)
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Step 6 & 7: Fluid Property & Bound.
C.
From Newtons Law of viscosity
dvz
xz (13)
dx
Using (13) in (12) and rearranging
dvz g cos
x (14)
dx
Using (13) in (12) and rearranging
g cos 2
vz ( x) x C2 (15)
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8. The velocity profile
Applying the second boundary condition
at x d vz 0 (16)
g cos 2
C2 d
Finally the velocity profile is obtained by replacing, (16) in (15)
g d 2 cos x 2
v z ( x) 1 (17)
d
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8. Sketch of v.d. and mf. d.
The velocity distribution and momentum flux
distribution
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Step 9: i. Maximum Velocity
gd 2 cos
vz ,max
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Step 9: ii . Average Velocity
ii) The average velocity
vz
0 v dxdy W v dx
0
z
0
z
0
v z dx
d
W
dW d
0
dxdy
0
g cos d 2 2
0 d x dx
2d
2
d x 3 x 0
g cos 2 1 3 d g d 2 cos
3
v z 23 v z ,max
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Step 9: iii. Mass Flow Rate
iii) The mass flow rate can be determined via
w Density Volumetric Flow Rate
W d
w v z dxdy
0 0
2 gWd 3 cos
w
3
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Another approach for mass flow rate
w Volumetric Flow Rate
w v z Flow Area
gd cos
w Wd
3
2 gWd 3 cos
w
3
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Step 9: iv Film thickness
iv) The film thickness can be calculated in one of two ways.
3 vz In terms of
d average
g cos
velocity
3w In terms of mass
d 3 flow rate
2 gW cos
d dydz
L W
Fz xz
0 0
Fz gdWL cos
Why dydz?
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Lesson outcomes
7. Setting-up momentum balance over a thin shell
of the fluid for steady flow.
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