Survey of the works on condensation inside smooth horizontal tubes published
from 1955 to 2013 has been performed. Theoretical and experimental
investigations, as well as more than 25 methods and correlations for heat
transfer prediction are considered. It is shown that accuracy of this
prediction depends on the accuracy of volumetric vapor content and pressure
drop at the interphase. The necessity of new studies concerning both local
heat transfer coefficients and film condensation along tube perimeter and
length under annular, stratified and intermediate regimes of phase flow was
substantiated. These characteristics being defined will allow determining
more precisely the boundaries of the flow regimes and the methods of heat
transfer prediction.
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