TITLE:
Numerical Study of Thin Film Condensation in Forced Convection on an Inclined Wall Covered with a Porous Material
AUTHORS:
Goumbo Ndiaye, Vincent Sambou, Momath Ndiaye, Pape Tamsir Ndiaye
KEYWORDS:
Condensation, Implicit Finite Difference, Thin film, Porous Material, Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer Inclined Wall
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
26,
2022
ABSTRACT: The present
work presents a study of forced convection condensation of a laminar film of a pure
and saturated vapor on a porous plate inclined to the vertical. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer
model is used to write the flow in the porous medium, while the classical boundary
layer equations have been exploited in the pure liquid and in the porous medium
taking into account inertia and enthalpy convection terms. The problem has been
solved numerically. The results are mainly presented in the form of velocity and
temperature profiles. The obtained results have been compared with the numerical results of Chaynane et al. [1]. The effects of different influential parameters such as: inclination (?), effective
viscosity (ReK), and dimensionless
thermal conductivity λ* on
the flow and heat transfers are outlined.