Film Condensation at Horizontal Tubes (Pure Vapours) - VDI Heat Atlas, 11. Edition 2013, J1

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Film condensation at horizontal tubes (pure vapours) - VDI Heat Atlas, 11.

Edition 2013, J1

Condensation around single tubes or tube rows, stationary vapour

Number of tubes nR 33
Number of tube rows nRR 6
Tube length L 3564 mm
Condensate mass flow MF 2105 kg/h
Condensate mass flow per tube MF,R 63.79 kg/h
Correction factor for Nu number of tube rows i -0.1667

Saturation temperature ϑS 133.5 °C

Physical properties of liquid at saturation temperature


Specific heat capacity cpF 4272 J/(kg·K)
Density ρF 931.8 kg/m³
Thermal conductivity λF 0.6849 W/(m·K)
Dynamic viscosity ηF 0.2069 mPa·s
Kinematic viscosity νF 2.22e-7 m²/s
Prandtl number PrF 1.29

Physical properties of vapour at saturation temperature


Density ρD 1.651 kg/m³

Results
Characteristic length LC 0.01713 mm
Trickle density Γ 0.004972 kg/(m·s)
Reynolds number ReF 24.03

Single tube
Nu number single tube NuF,L 0.3321
Mean heat transfer coefficient αF,L 13280 W/(m²·K)

Tube rows
Nu number horizontal tube rows NuF,L,RR 0.2464
Mean heat transfer coefficient αF,L,RR 9851 W/(m²·K)

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Equations

Single tube

Tube rows

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