Convective heat and mass transfer in water at super-critical pressures under heating or cooling conditions in vertical tubes

Abstract

Forced and mixed convection heat and mass transfer are studied numerically for water containing metallic corrosion products in a heated or cooled vertical tube with variable thermophysical properties at super-critical pressures. The fouling mechanisms and fouling models are presented. The influence of variable properties at super-critical pressures on forced or mixed convection has been analyzed. The differences between heat and mass transfer under heating and cooling conditions are discussed. It is found that variable properties, especially buoyancy, greatly influence the fluid flow and heat mass transfer.