Experimental measurements and theoretical prediction for the volumetric heat transfer coefficient of a three-phase direct contact condenser

Heat transfer measurement in a three-phase direct-contact condenser under flooding conditions

“…Recently, Mahood and co-authors [9,[24][25][26][27][28][29] investigated theoretically and experimentally [24][25][26][27][28] the various characteristics of thermal performance of the three-phase direct contact condenser. The thermal efficiency and the capital cost of the three-phase direct contact condenser have been recently researched [9].…”

“…The results showed for both cases that the mass flow rate ratio and the holdup fraction have a significant effect on the condenser outlet temperature. Also, the volumetric heat transfer coefficient in the condenser has studied experimentally for both steady-state and transient operation modes [26,27]…”

Heat transfer efficiency and capital cost evaluation of a three-phase direct contact heat exchanger for the utilisation of low-grade energy sources

“…In addition, the temperature and pressure of the vapour pentane were measured before injection into the test section of the condenser. This technique is described in more detail elsewhere [30] and was used in previous studies [24][25][26][27][28]. The pentane was injected at a pressure of 0.…”

“…They exploited previous models of the condensation of a single two-phase bubble in an immiscible liquid. Recently, Mahood et al investigated the three-phase direct contact condenser theoretically [21] and experimentally [24][25][26][27][28][29]. These studies investigated various characteristics of the thermal performance of a lab.-scale direct contact condenser during both transient and steady state operation.…”

“…The effects of various parameters, such as the ratio of the mass flow rates of the continuous and dispersed phases, on the outlet temperatures was also investigated [27]. In addition, the variation of the volumetric heat transfer along the column [28], and the suitability of direct contact condensation for use in desalination were also investigated [29].…”