换热器相变模拟计算.pptVIP

Company Confidential Copyright 2001 Fluent Inc. All rights reserved. New Initiatives at Fluent Inc. Motivation Demonstrate the use of Fluent to model phase change in heat exchangers Processes of interest Condensation Evaporation Boiling Illustrate how to model one such process through use of a detailed example Shell-and-tube condenser Provide motivation for users to begin developing models of their own devices Outline Problem Description Shell-and-tube condenser Pure vapor condensation Non-condensable gases Modeling Approach Porous medium Heat and mass transfer modeling Model Implementation User-Defined Functions and User-Defined Memory Results Steam condenser with non-condensable gases Commercial chiller condenser Description of Problem Shell-and-tube condenser Goals of CFD Modeling Condenser performance characterized by heat and mass transfer rate CFD allows evaluation of factors affecting heat and mass transfer in condenser Tube bundle configuration Tube arrangement Number of passes Location of inlet ports Baffles Pressure drop Velocity field Non-condensables Location and configuration of purge system Results allow identification of potential design improvements Film Condensation Process Driving potential for condensation is the temperature difference between vapor and cooling water Driving potential variation caused by Pressure drop Rise of cooling water temperature Non-condensables CFD Modeling Theory Porous medium approach Tube bundle treated as porous medium Enables computationally efficient modeling of entire condenser Comparison with detailed modeling approach In 2-D, O(100)-O(1000) control volumes per tube versus more than one tube per control volume Heat and mass transfer models Condensation rate calculation Condensation rate determined from local flow field and cooling water temperature Liquid film flow rate tracked in bundle from top to bottom Cooling water temperature tracked from inlet to outlet Porous Medium Approach Representation o