Subject Code: ME6L158 Boiling and Condensation L – T – P : 3 –0 – 0 Credits: 3
Pool boiling: Nukiyama Experiment, theory of vapour bubble formation, Mechanism of CHF, various models and correlations. Flow Boiling, Homogeneous, and hetrogeneous models, Boiling enhancement techniques. Heat Pipes. Design of boilers, Film and dropwise condensation. Nusselt's analysis of laminar film condensaion on vertical flat plate, single horizontal tube and vertical array of tubes. Laminar-wavy and turbulent film condensation. Film condensation inside horizontal tubes, condensation enhancement techniques, design of condensers, special topics: Computer simulation of boiling.
Recommended Books:
  1.  Boiling, condensation, and gas-liquid flow, P. B. Whalley, Clarendon Press, (1987).
  2. Convective Boiling and Condensation, John G. Collier, John R. Thome, Oxford Science Publications.