• 文献标题:   Impact of graphene coating created by dipping technique on film-wise condensation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BARAKHOVSKAIA E, GLUSHCHUK A, IERMANO F, IORIO CS
  • 作者关键词:   film wise condensation, heat transfer enhancement, graphene, multilayer coating, heat transfer coefficient
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   1359-4311 EI 1873-5606
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120007 EA JAN 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Film-wise condensation takes place in most heat exchangers since this mode is the most stable. Modifying cooled surfaces by applying coatings is trendy method to intensify heat transfer. In this work, a new concept allowing study the influence of surface coating on film-wise condensation is proposed. Reliable thermal data and accurate optical measurements of the condensate thickness distribution were obtained. The correctness of the concept was justified by the demonstration of good agreement between film thickness distributions measured for the uncoated surface and classical Nusselt's theory. Two types of the coating were created and tested as condensers' surfaces. The first surface has a roughness of 18 mu m filled with graphene, did not provide any condensation enhancement. The second coating consisted of the filled roughness of 10 mu m and a several graphene layers, demonstrated two times enhancement of the film-wise condensation. For the first time, the impact of the graphene-based coating on film-wise vapour condensation was found when the condensate thickness is comparable with coating. In other words, the level of intensification depends on the technological parameters used to create the coatings.