A comprehensive analysis of direct contact condensation of saturated steam on subcooled liquid jets

Abstract An experiment on direct contact condensation of saturated steam on subcooled liquid jets is performed together with a theoretical analysis of the experimental data. Correlations available in the literature are generally unable to predict both the local conditions of the liquid jet and the total heat transfer. From the analysis of the local and global fluid-dynamics effects, a calculation method is proposed based on an equivalent thermal conductivity of the liquid jet. Comparison with the experimental data looks acceptable and well within the experimental accuracy.