PM-P1005 DROPWISE AND FILMWISE CONDENSATION APPARATUS

Description

DESCRIPTION:

• Condensation is a phase change heat transfer process occurring in many industrial applications, such as in steam power plants, refrigeration plants etc.
• Thus this is one of the important heat transfer process as present in mechanical and chemical engineering applications.
• The condensation of vapour on a surface is of two types:

                 1. Drop wise Condensation,

                2. Film wise Condensation.

• This setup is designed for determining heat transfer co-efficient of two types of condensation and for visualization of these processes.
• It consists of a vertical frame. Condensation tubes are fitted inside compact glass cylinder. Steam generator is fitted at the backside of the cylinder.
• Steam comes directly from generator to the cylinder.
• Two valves are fitted to control flow rate of water in individual tubes.
• Digital Temperature Indicator monitors the temperatures.
• Pressure gauge and Rotameter can observe steam pressure and cold water flow rates respectively.
• A Digital temperature Controller is provided for controlling the temperature of Steam.
• Water level indicator is provided in steam generator.
• Condensate is measured by a measuring cylinder.

EXPERIMENTATION :

• To study the Film wise & Drop wise condensation of steam on a vertical surface.
• Visualization of condensation process in drop wise as well as film wise condition.

 

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