Evaporator Simulation

Report date
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Contents
1. Global Definitions................................................................................................................................
1.1. Parameters 1...............................................................................................................................................................
2. Component 1........................................................................................................................................
2.1. Definitions....................................................................................................................................................................
2.2. Geometry 1..................................................................................................................................................................
2.3. Materials.......................................................................................................................................................................
2.4. Turbulent Flow, k-ε...................................................................................................................................................
2.5. Heat Transfer in Fluids.............................................................................................................................................
2.6. Multiphysics.................................................................................................................................................................
2.7. Mesh 1...........................................................................................................................................................................
3. Study 1..................................................................................................................................................
3.1. Stationary.....................................................................................................................................................................
4. Results...................................................................................................................................................
4.1. Data Sets.......................................................................................................................................................................
4.2. Derived Values............................................................................................................................................................
4.3. Tables.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.4. Plot Groups..................................................................................................................................................................

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Global Definitions
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GLOBAL SETTINGS
Name Evaporator 2.mph
C:\Users\Raihan Haidar\Documents\Master\Thesis\COMSOL\Evaporator\
Path
Evaporator 2.mph
COMSOL version COMSOL 5.2a (Build: 262)

USED PRODUCTS
COMSOL
Multiphysics
CFD Module
Heat Transfer Module

1.1 PARAMETERS 1
PARAMETERS
Name Expression Value Description
T_inletsteam 1.39 [degC] 274.54 K Inlet Temperature Steam
Inlet Temperature Chilled
T_inletchilledwater 10 [degC] 283.15 K
Water to Condenser
mdot_steam 0.00457 [kg/s] 0.00457 kg/s mass flow rate steam
mass flow rate chilled
mdot_chilledwater 0.4 [kg/s] 0.4 kg/s
water

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Component 1

1.2 DEFINITIONS

1.2.1 Component Couplings

Average Operator on Chilled Water - Steam Interface

Coupling type Average

Operator
aveop1
name

1.2.2 Coordinate Systems

Boundary System 1

Coordinate system
Boundary system
type
Tag sys1

1.3 GEOMETRY 1

Geometry 1

UNITS
Length unit mm
Angular unit deg

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1.4 MATERIALS

1.4.1 Air

Air

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Domain
level
Name Steam Domain
Selection Domain 2

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1.4.2 Water, liquid

Water, liquid

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Domain
level
Name Chilled Water, Domain
Selection Domain 1

1.4.3 Structural steel

Structural steel

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 SELECTION
Geometric entity level Boundary
Name Walls
Boundaries 3–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15–16, 18–88, 90–91, 93–94, 96–152, 154–
Selection
155, 157–211, 213–214, 216–272, 274–275, 277–331, 333–336, 338–339

1.5 TURBULENT FLOW, K-Ε

Turbulent Flow, k-ε

EQUATIONS

FEATURES
Fluid Properties 1
Initial Values 1
Wall 1

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 Inlet Chilled Water
Outlet Chilled
Water
Inlet Steam
Outlet Steam
Symmetry 1
Interior Wall 1

1.5.1 Fluid Properties 1

EQUATIONS

1.5.2 Wall 1
EQUATIONS

1.5.3 Inlet Chilled Water

EQUATIONS

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1.5.4 Outlet Chilled Water
EQUATIONS

1.5.5 Inlet Steam

EQUATIONS

1.5.6 Outlet Steam

EQUATIONS

1.5.7 Symmetry 1
EQUATIONS

1.5.8 Interior Wall 1

EQUATIONS

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1.6 HEAT TRANSFER IN FLUIDS

Heat Transfer in Fluids

EQUATIONS

FEATURES
Fluid 1
Initial Values 1
Thermal Insulation 1
Temperature Inlet Chilled
Water
Outflow 1 : Chilled Water
Temperature Inlet Steam
Outflow 2 : Steam
Symmetry 1
Thin Layer 1

1.6.1 Fluid 1
EQUATIONS

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1.6.2 Thermal Insulation 1
EQUATIONS

1.6.3 Temperature Inlet Chilled Water

EQUATIONS

1.6.4 Outflow 1 : Chilled Water

EQUATIONS

1.6.5 Temperature Inlet Steam

EQUATIONS

1.6.6 Outflow 2 : Steam

EQUATIONS

1.6.7 Symmetry 1
EQUATIONS

1.6.8 Thin Layer 1

EQUATIONS

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1.7 MULTIPHYSICS

1.7.1 Non-Isothermal Flow 1

Non-Isothermal Flow 1

EQUATIONS

1.8 MESH 1

Mesh 1

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Study 1
COMPUTATION INFORMATION
Computation time 1 h 54 min 49 s
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz,
CPU
6 cores
Operating system Windows 10

1.9 STATIONARY
STUDY SETTINGS
Description Value
Include geometric
Off
nonlinearity

PHYSICS AND VARIABLES SELECTION

Physics interface Discretization
Turbulent Flow, k-ε (spf) physics
Heat Transfer in Fluids
physics
(ht)

MESH SELECTION
Geometry Mesh
Geometry 1
mesh1
(geom1)

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Results

1.10 DATA SETS

1.10.1 Study 1/Solution 1

SOLUTION
Description Value
Solution Solution 1
Component Save Point Geometry 1

Data set: Study 1/Solution 1

1.10.2 All Walls

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PARAMETERIZATION
Description Value
x- and y-
Surface parameters
axes

1.10.3 Exterior Walls

DATA

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 Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PARAMETERIZATION
Description Value
x- and y-
Surface parameters
axes

1.10.4 Interior Walls

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PARAMETERIZATION
Description Value
x- and y-
Surface parameters
axes

1.10.5 Mirror 3D 1
DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PLANE DATA
Description Value
Plane type Quick
Plane zx - planes
y-coordinate 0

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 Data set: Mirror 3D 1

1.11 DERIVED VALUES

1.11.1 Heat Transfer Coefficient

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expression Unit Description
aveop1(nitf1.qwf_u)/(T_inletchilledwater-
W/(m^2*K) Heat Transfer Coefficient
T_inletsteam)

OUTPUT
Evaluated
Heat Transfer Coefficient
in

1.11.2 Pressure Drop Tube Side (Chilled Water)

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Boundary
level
Name Inlet Chilled Water
Selection Boundary 1

DATA
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 Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expressio
Unit Description
n
p Pa Pressure

OUTPUT
Evaluated
Pressure Drop Tube Side
in

1.11.3 Pressure Drop Shell Side (Steam)

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Boundary
level
Name Inlet Steam
Selection Boundary 332

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expressio
Unit Description
n
p Pa Pressure

OUTPUT
Evaluated Pressure Drop Shell
in Side

1.11.4 Point Evaluation 1

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Point
level
Points 85, 89, 344,
Selection
425

DATA
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 Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expression Unit Description
T K Temperature

OUTPUT
Evaluated
Temperature Point
in

1.12 TABLES

1.12.1 Heat Transfer Coefficient

Heat Transfer Coefficient (aveop1(nitf1.qwf_u)/(T_inletchilledwater-T_inletsteam))

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT

Heat Transfer Coefficient (W/(m^2*K))
5.1692

1.12.2 Pressure Drop Tube Side

Pressure Drop Chilled Water (Tube) (p)

PRESSURE DROP TUBE SIDE

Pressure (Pa)
61.450

1.12.3 Pressure Drop Shell Side

Pressure Drop Shell Side (Steam) (p)

PRESSURE DROP SHELL SIDE

Pressure (Pa)
13.686

1.12.4 Temperature Point

Point Evaluation 1 (T)

TEMPERATURE POINT

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 Temperature (K), Temperature (K),
Temperature (K), Temperature (K),
Point: 89 (Outlet Point: 425 (Outlet
Point: 85 (Inlet Tube) Point: 344 (Inlet Shell)
Shell) Tube)
282.23 281.50 274.54 280.72

1.13 PLOT GROUPS

1.13.1 Velocity (spf)

Slice: Velocity magnitude (m/s)

1.13.2 Pressure (spf)

Contour: Pressure (Pa) Contour: up(p) (Pa) Contour: down(p) (Pa)

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1.13.3 Wall Resolution (spf)

Surface: Wall lift-off (mm)

1.13.4 Temperature (ht)

Surface: Temperature (degC)

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1.13.5 Isothermal Contours (ht)

Isosurface: Temperature (degC)

1.13.6 Temperature Streamlines (Celcius)

Streamline: Velocity field

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1.13.7 Velocity Streamlines (m/s)

Streamline: Velocity field

1.13.8 Temperature Point

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