Improved General Correlation for Condensation in Channels

The present author’s general correlation for condensation in mini and macro channels which has been verified with an extreme range of data was further evaluated at quality x close to 1. Large deviations were found at quality x ≥ 0.99. The correlation was modified to improve the accuracy in this range of quality. The improved correlation has a MAD (mean absolute deviation) of 22.1% in this range of quality compared to 95% in the published correlation. This improvement is important for the calculation of heat transfer in the condensation of superheated vapor as it requires the value of the heat transfer coefficient at quality x = 1. The new correlation is presented together with a comparison of data. Various aspects of the correlation are discussed. Results of the comparison of all data with the new correlation as well as other correlations are given.