Journal of Heat Transfer · 1989 · 21 citations · 0 references
EngineeringChemical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringFluid DynamicsHeat TransferMultiphase FlowDispersed FlowDroplet DynamicsHeat Transfer FundamentalsHeat Transfer In FluidsInterfacial HydrodynamicsInterphase Heat TransferDispersed Phase ModelingHeat Transfer In Multiphase FlowHeat Transfer MechanismsHeuristic Evaluation MethodologyInterfacial Heat Transfer In SpraysInterphase Heat Transfer CoefficientsSpray FlowSteady-state Flow
A steady-state one-dimensional multiphase flow model is developed to describe the characteristics of a spray column type direct-contact liquid–liquid heat exchanger. Several models are assumed to describe the interphase heat exchange between water as the continuous phase and organic liquids as the dispersed phase. For small-diameter droplets, it is shown that existing experimental data are best described by a model that assumes the heat transfer is controlled by conduction within the drops.