ISSN Online: 2377-424X
International Heat Transfer Conference 3
A GENERALIZED CORRELATION OF VAPORIZATION TIMES OF DROPS IN FILM BOILING ON A FLAT PLATE
Sinopsis
A theoretical dimensionless correlation for the vaporization times of discrete liquid masses in the
Leidenfrost state is presented and verified experimentally with data in the literature. The correlation
is presented as a single curve relating a dimensionless vaporization time to a dimensionless initial
liquid volume. The correlation works well for the entire gamut of initial liquid volumes from spherical
drops to large pancaked blobs for which experimental data exist.