PASSIVE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER SYSTEM

摘要

A heat and mass transfer system configured to be a passive system using gravitational force to form a thin liquid film flow on an outer surface of a flow distribution head and downstream conduit member to subject the thin liquid film to heat transfer mediums. The at least partially spherical flow distribution head creates a uniform thin flow of liquid on the outer surface increasing the efficiency of the heat and mass transfer system. The heat and mass transfer system may include a heat transfer medium supply system in fluid communication with internal aspects of the downstream conduit such that a heat transfer medium flows within the downstream conduit while the liquid film flows on the outer surface of the downstream conduit. Rather than conventional sheet flow on inner surfaces of a conduit, the flow distribution head enables sheet flow to be formed on an outside surface of a component.

主权项

1. A heat and mass transfer system, comprising:
at least one flow distribution head having a nonlinear outer surface; at least one downstream conduit extending downstream from the at least one flow distribution head, wherein the at least one downstream conduit has an outer surface with a width that is narrower than a widest width measurement of the at least one flow distribution head; at least one fluid supply system configured to release a liquid film onto the nonlinear outer surface such that the liquid film flows on the nonlinear outer surface of the at least one flow distribution head and onto the at least one downstream conduit; and at least one heat transfer medium supply system in fluid communication with the at least one downstream conduit such that at least one heat transfer medium is delivered to the at least one downstream conduit while the liquid film flows on the outer surface of the at least one downstream conduit.