Dropwise condensation of humid air over hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces is numerically investigated using a phenomenological, Lagrangian model. Mass flux through droplets free surface is predicted via a vapor-diffusion model. Validation with literature experimental data is successfully conducted at different air humidities and air velocities. The accuracy of the implemented condensation model is compared with a standard analogy between convective heat and mass transfer, showing that the latter is not able to predict heat transfer performances in the investigated air velocity range.

Numerical simulation of dropwise condensation over hydrophobic surfaces using vapor-diffusion model

Suzzi N.;Croce G.
2022-01-01

Abstract

Dropwise condensation of humid air over hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces is numerically investigated using a phenomenological, Lagrangian model. Mass flux through droplets free surface is predicted via a vapor-diffusion model. Validation with literature experimental data is successfully conducted at different air humidities and air velocities. The accuracy of the implemented condensation model is compared with a standard analogy between convective heat and mass transfer, showing that the latter is not able to predict heat transfer performances in the investigated air velocity range.
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