Modeling water droplet condensation and evaporation in DNS of turbulent channel flow

E Russo, Johannes G.M. Kuerten, C.W.M. van der Geld, Bernardus J. Geurts

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    Abstract

    In this paper a point particle model for two-way coupling in water droplet-laden incompressible turbulent flow of air is proposed. The model is based on conservation laws and semi-empirical correlations. It has been implemented and tested in a DNS code based for turbulent channel flow with an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach. The two-way coupling is investigated in terms of the effects of mass and heat transfer on the droplets distributions along the channel wall-normal direction and by comparison of the droplet temperature statistics with respect to the case without evaporation and condensation. A remarkable conclusion is that the presence of evaporating and condensing droplets results in an increase in the non-dimensional heat transfer coefficient of the channel flow represented by the Nusselt number.
    Original languageUndefined
    Title of host publication13th European Turbulence Conference (ETC 13)
    Place of PublicationBristol
    PublisherInstitute of Physics (IOP)
    Pages052019
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)1742-6588
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011
    Event13th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2011 - Warsaw, Poland
    Duration: 12 Sept 201115 Sept 2011
    Conference number: 13

    Publication series

    NameJournal of Physics: Conference Series
    PublisherIOP
    Number5
    Volume318
    ISSN (Print)1742-6588

    Conference

    Conference13th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2011
    Abbreviated titleETC13
    Country/TerritoryPoland
    CityWarsaw
    Period12/09/1115/09/11

    Keywords

    • METIS-284964
    • EWI-21163
    • IR-79203

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