Droplet Vaporization In High-Pressure Environments I: Near Critical Conditions

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A comprehensive analysis of multicomponent droplet vaporization at near critical conditions has been carried out. The model is based on complete time-dependent conservation equations, with a full account of variable properties and vapor-liquid interfacial thermodynamics. The influences of various high-pressure phenomena (including ambient gas solubility, property variation, thermodynamic non-ideality, and transient diffusion) on the vaporization mechanism are examined systematically. As a specific example, problems involving n-paraffin fuel droplets in nitrogen gas are studied, Results indicate that the ambient gas pressure has a profound impact on the vaporization process, especially for the conditions under which the droplet reaches its critical stale. Owing to its inability to accurately describe droplet behavior, the conventional low-pressure model may erroneously overpredict the evaporation rate significantly.

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