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Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Surface Wettability and Rotation on Condensation Heat Transfer in a Sludge Dryer Vertical Paddle

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  • Wei Liu

    (Green Water Co., Ltd., Lishui City 323900, China
    Huaneng Nuclear Energy Technology Institute, China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200126, China)

  • Miao Gui

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Yudong Zha

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Zengyao Li

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

In this paper, the applicability of advanced heat transfer enhancement technology to a paddle dryer was discussed. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was used to simulate condensation heat transfer on the inner surface of a dryer paddle. The effect of surface wettability and rotation on condensation heat transfer and droplet behavior was studied. The results showed that the present CFD model could properly simulate the condensation process on a vertical surface. With a decrease in the contact angle, the filmwise condensation turned into a dropwise condensation, which resulted in a significant increase in heat transfer coefficient and provided an approximately 5% increase in evaporation rate for the paddle dryer by changing the wettability of the inner surface of the paddle. Additionally, with a change in rotational angular velocity, heat transfer performance was almost unchanged under the filmwise condensation condition. However, rotational motion might cause a decrease in wall temperature and the equivalent evaporation rate under the dropwise condensation condition. Only a 2.4% increase in the equivalent evaporation rate was found in dropwise condensation with rotation, which indicated that changing the wettability inside the paddle could not be an effective means to enhance the heat transfer and drying efficiency of a rotating paddle dryer.

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  • Wei Liu & Miao Gui & Yudong Zha & Zengyao Li, 2023. "Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Surface Wettability and Rotation on Condensation Heat Transfer in a Sludge Dryer Vertical Paddle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-15, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:2:p:901-:d:1034149
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    1. Stanislav Solnař & Stefan Haase & Tomáš Jirout, 2023. "Application of the Temperature Oscillation Method to Laminar Flow in Straight Horizontal and Curved Minichannels," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-20, February.

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