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Numerical Investigation on Evaporator for CPL

Qian Jiyu Li Qiang Xuan Yimin (Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094)   

  • Online:2005-02-25
  • Supported by:
    国家自然科学基金(No 50306007);; 南京理工大学青年学者基金(Njust200402)

Abstract: A two dimensional numerical model is developed to simulate the dynamic and thermal behavior and to estimate the performance of the evaporator of a CPL. The vaporization problem of the working fluid is handled with using enthalpy equation, which avoids using time consuming selfadaption mesh techmique but is easy to track and maintain the liquid vapor interface, so it is convenient to handle with the capillary force in porous medium. The introducing source term in the momentum equations, which acts different capillary force is calculated at different liquid vapor fronts. Numerical results under different working conditions are presented.