Effect of Reynolds number on phase change of water flowing across two heated circular cylinders in tandem arrangement

Abstract

The situations of fluid flow and heat transfer across an array of cylinders have been quite common in fluid dynamics and, particularly, industry applications. One such situation is flow of water over heated cylinders in a tandem arrangement. The flow of water over heated cylinders faces a phenomenon of phase change from liquid (water) to vapor phase (steam).The mechanism of this phase change is studied through a numerical simulation in this project. The Eulerian model is used in the present simulation method to comprehend the multiphase phenomenon. The effect of Reynolds number on the phase change is studied. The phase change of water in an unsteady flow across cylinders has been prominently affected by Reynolds number. Only critical cases have been discussed in this paper. The volume fraction of water and steam is plotted against the position of flow from inlet to exit of the flow domain that is a channel for a particular flow conditions to demonstrate the phenomenon of heat and mass transfer during the flow of water. � The Author(s) 2016.