A new numerical model was developed to predict the sulfuric acid condensation behavior on the surfaces of heat exchangers. By correlating the vapor-liquid equilibrium(VLE)data of the H
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the proposed model can obtain the numerical solution of condensation heat transfer under the conditions of the coupled wall and fluid boundary condition and realize the coupling of the multi-components of flue gas and the sulfuric acid solution(saturated partial pressures of sulfuric acid and water vapor)near the wall. The numerical model was validated by the comparison of simulation results and available experimental data
and it was applied to a k
ind of H-type finned tube heat exchanger widely used in the field of waste heat recovery. The distributions of condensation rate and condensate mass fraction on the fin surface were achieved. The results show that the three-dimensional distribution of the acid solution mass fraction is consistent with that of the fin temperature. The increase in water vapor could result in a sharp reduction of the acid solution mass fraction and an increase in deposition
leading to a serious risk of low temperature corrosion. In contrast
increasing the flue gas temperature will reduce the corrosion risk by reducing the condensation rate and increasing the acid mass fraction.
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