Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.74, No.6, 883-889, 1996
Hydrodynamic Control of an Evaporating Liquid-Film Falling Along an Axisymmetrical Isothermal Wall in a Humid Air Current
A thin-film evaporation from a surface of a axisymmetrical body in a humid air stream was studied using a finite difference method associated with Thomas’ algorithm. The surface of the body is supposed isothermal. The variability of physical properties is taken into account, and a steady-state and laminar regime is supposed. The influence of the main parameters of the system on the evaporation is determined, especially the wall profile. It is shown that, for certain conditions of calculation, it is possible to find a flat ellipsoid of revolution offering a uniformly accessible wall between the pole and the equator.