PROBLEM 10.

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KNOWN: Plate dimensions, temperature and inclination. Pressure of saturated steam. FIND: (a) Heat transfer and condensation rates for vertical plate, (b) Heat transfer and condensation rates for inclined plate. SCHEMATIC:

ASSUMPTIONS: (1) Conditions correspond to the turbulent film region, (2) Constant properties. PROPERTIES: Table A-6, saturated vapor (p=1.0133 bars): Tsat = 100C, v = 0.596 kg/m , hfg = 2257 kJ/kg. Table A-6, saturated liquid (Tf = 75C):  = 975 kg / m3 ,  = 375 106 N s / m 2 ,
k  = 0.668 W / m K, c p, = 4193 J / kg K.
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ANALYSIS: (a) Expressing hL in terms of Re by combining Eqs. (10.33) and (10.35) and substituting into Eq. (10.38), it follows that

Re  h Re fg = 4 L (Tsat Ts ) 1.08 Re1.22 5.2

k

1/ 3 2 /g


(1)

where, with Ja = c p, ( Tsat Ts ) / h fg = 0.0929, h = h fg (1 + 0.68 Ja ) = 2400 kJ / kg. From an iterative fg solution to Eq. (1), we obtain Re = 2370, and the assumption of a turbulent film is justified. From Eqs. (10.35) and (10.33) the condensation and heat rates are then

b Re  m=  = 0.444 kg / s 4
 fg q = m h = 0.444 kg / s 2.4 106 J / kg = 1.065 106 W
From Eq. (10.32), we also obtain hL = q / [( bL )( Tsat Ts )] = 5325 W / m 2 K.

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(b) With hL(incl ) ( cos )1/ 4 hL , we obtain hL(incl ) 0.917 5325 W / m 2 K = 4880 W / m 2 K. If the inclination reduces hL by 8.73%, the heat and condensation rates are reduced by equivalent amounts. Hence,

 m = 0.407 kg / s,

q = 0.977 106 W

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COMMENTS: The initial guess of a turbulent film region was motivated by the value of L = 2m, which was believed to be large enough for transition to turbulence. Note that the solution could also have been obtained by accessing the Film Condensation correlations of IHT, implementation of which does not require an assumption of flow conditions.