Heat transfer for falling film evaporation of black liquor up to very high Prandtl numbers
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013

In this study, heat transfer measurements for falling film evaporation were performed up to very high Prandtl numbers, from 10 to 2800. Black liquor, a residual stream from the pulping process, was used as an example of a fluid that can have very high Prandtl numbers. To overcome the problem with fouling, which can be severe for black liquor due to crystal formation at higher concentrations, a new measurement method has been successfully developed which enables reliable measurements. Viscosity was clearly the most important parameter for the heat transfer coefficient, while the specific mass flow rate had a weak and positive dependence. The results were compared with existing heat transfer correlations, but none of them were able to capture the heat transfer behavior of black liquor throughout the whole range of Prandtl numbers. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Falling film

viscosity

Heat transfer

hydrodynamics

Black liquor

viscosity

High Prandtl numbers

Evaporation

High

Författare

Erik Karlsson

Industriella energisystem och tekniker

Mathias Gourdon

Industriella energisystem och tekniker

Lars Olausson

Metso power AB

Lennart Vamling

Industriella energisystem och tekniker

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

0017-9310 (ISSN)

Vol. 65 907-918

Ämneskategorier

Energiteknik

Kemiska processer

Styrkeområden

Energi

DOI

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.07.003

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