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OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES

This research work provides detailed information on numerical modeling of nucleation and condensation based on classical nucleation theory and computational fluid dynamic simulation of heat transfer coefficient of the nozzle wall. The first objective is modeling of condensation of water and mercu...

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Main Author: RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH
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Language:English
Published: 2014
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spelling oai:utpedia.utp.edu.my:219552024-07-24T02:39:39Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21955/ OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH TP Chemical technology This research work provides detailed information on numerical modeling of nucleation and condensation based on classical nucleation theory and computational fluid dynamic simulation of heat transfer coefficient of the nozzle wall. The first objective is modeling of condensation of water and mercury vapor in a Laval nozzle, using the liquid drop nucleation theory. Influence of nozzle geometry, pressure and temperature on the average drop size is reported. A MATLAB based computer program was used to calculate the nucleation and condensation of water vapor in the nozzle. The simulation results were validated with the experimental data available in the literature for steam condensation. The model reveals that the average drop size is reduced by increasing the divergent angle of the nozzle. 2014-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21955/1/2013-CHEMICAL-OPTIMIZATION%20OF%20CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT%20LAVAL%20NOZZLE%20TO%20PRODUCE%20NANO%20PARTICLES-EHSAN%20ZHALEH%20RAJABI-MASTER%20OF%20SCIENCE%20CHEMICAL%20ENGINEERING.pdf RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH (2014) OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES. Masters thesis, UTP.
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RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH
OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
description This research work provides detailed information on numerical modeling of nucleation and condensation based on classical nucleation theory and computational fluid dynamic simulation of heat transfer coefficient of the nozzle wall. The first objective is modeling of condensation of water and mercury vapor in a Laval nozzle, using the liquid drop nucleation theory. Influence of nozzle geometry, pressure and temperature on the average drop size is reported. A MATLAB based computer program was used to calculate the nucleation and condensation of water vapor in the nozzle. The simulation results were validated with the experimental data available in the literature for steam condensation. The model reveals that the average drop size is reduced by increasing the divergent angle of the nozzle.
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author RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH
author_facet RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH
author_sort RAJABI, EHSAN ZHALEH
title OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
title_short OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
title_full OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
title_fullStr OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
title_full_unstemmed OPTIMIZATION OF CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT LAVAL NOZZLE TO PRODUCE NANO PARTICLES
title_sort optimization of convergent-divergent laval nozzle to produce nano particles
publishDate 2014
url http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21955/1/2013-CHEMICAL-OPTIMIZATION%20OF%20CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT%20LAVAL%20NOZZLE%20TO%20PRODUCE%20NANO%20PARTICLES-EHSAN%20ZHALEH%20RAJABI-MASTER%20OF%20SCIENCE%20CHEMICAL%20ENGINEERING.pdf
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