An Investigation of Simple Evaporation Models Used in Spray Simulations

Abstract

In the present work, an unified derivation of simple evaporation models used in spray simulation is described and a new evaporation model is formulated. In the model, the Nusselt number, Sherwood number, and evaporation mass flux are derived using the traditional film theory. However, instead of determining the film thicknesses using the Nusselt and Sherwood numbers derived in the absence of high mass transfer rate, the film thicknesses are calculated from those derived from the fully numerical solutions which represent the realistic heat and mass transfer processes around a droplet. The model predictions are compared with the fully numerical solutions.