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The subject of this thesis is to investigate forced convective filmwise condensation of non-azeotropic binary mixtures inside a vertical tube. The numerical results are verified by the ex- perimental data obtained in a two phase closed-loop thermosy- phon which using non-azeotropic binary as working fluid. The gas mixtures at the vertical tube inlet are liminar and be- gin condensing under the condition that the heat flux at wall is uniform and neglects the surface tension and wavy effect of liquid film, the condensation rate, heat transfer coefficient, temperature and velocity distributions in binary mixtures are analyzed using boundary layer theory in vapor phase and modified Nusselt solution in liquid film for the governing equations. The trends of numerical results obtained from present model such as heat transfer coefficient, pressure and temperature distribu- tions are in good agreement compared with those of experimental data. Due to the complicated flow fields of condensation of non- azeotropic binary mixtures in pipes and the lack of theoretical study in published literature,the present model can serve as a useful guide in the design of heat exchangers.
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