Theoretical prediction of sulfuric acid condensation rates in boiler flue gas

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 25-26, 2012, Pages 8010-8019

  Jeong, Kwangkook ^a   Levy, Edward K ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiler flue gas; Condensing heat exchanger; Sulfuric acid condensation; Theoretical prediction

Indexed keywords

ACID VAPORS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONDENSATION RATES; EMPIRICAL DATA; EPA METHOD; EXIT TEMPERATURE; FULL SCALE; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING METHODOLOGY; MOLAR FRACTIONS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; WATER CONDENSATION;

BOILERS; CONDENSATION; FLUE GASES; FORECASTING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MASS TRANSFER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84867565825     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.08.037     Document Type: Article

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