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Wet steam flow and condensation loss in turbine blade cascades (2021)
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Wen, C., Yang, Y., Ding, H., Sun, C., & Yan, Y. (2021). Wet steam flow and condensation loss in turbine blade cascades. Applied Thermal Engineering, 189, Article 116748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116748

This study develops a wet steam modelling to solve the phase change process inside the blade cascade of a steam turbine. The comparative study is carried out to understand the impact of the dry gas model and wet steam model on predicting the flow beh... Read More about Wet steam flow and condensation loss in turbine blade cascades.

Polydispersed droplet spectrum and exergy analysis in wet steam flows using method of moments (2020)
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Ding, H., Tian, Y., Wen, C., Wang, C., & Sun, C. (2021). Polydispersed droplet spectrum and exergy analysis in wet steam flows using method of moments. Applied Thermal Engineering, 182, Article 116148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116148

In steam turbine flow, the complex droplet spectrum caused by nonequilibrium condensation is necessary to be modeled accurately to predict the droplet behavior and estimate the exergy destruction and erosion rate. This study built and validated a pol... Read More about Polydispersed droplet spectrum and exergy analysis in wet steam flows using method of moments.

Steam ejector performance considering phase transition for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) desalination system (2020)
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Wen, C., Gong, L., Ding, H., & Yang, Y. (2020). Steam ejector performance considering phase transition for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) desalination system. Applied Energy, 279, Article 115831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115831

The multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) desalination system is efficient to produce freshwater. The steam ejector performance is not fully understood as the phase transition has been ignored in many studies. The presen... Read More about Steam ejector performance considering phase transition for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) desalination system.

Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour (2020)
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Wen, C., Ding, H., & Yang, Y. (2020). Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour. Energy Conversion and Management, 222, Article 113210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113210

The supersonic separation offers an opportunity for natural gas processing. The problem is that the phase change of water vapour in the supersonic flow is not fully understood in the presence of shock waves in a supersonic separator. This study aims... Read More about Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour.

Performance of steam ejector with nonequilibrium condensation for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) seawater desalination system (2020)
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Wen, C., Ding, H., & Yang, Y. (2020). Performance of steam ejector with nonequilibrium condensation for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) seawater desalination system. Desalination, 489, Article 114531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114531

The single-phase and two-phase flow models are developed and compared for the performance evaluation of a steam ejector for the multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) seawater desalination system. The results show that a... Read More about Performance of steam ejector with nonequilibrium condensation for multi-effect distillation with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) seawater desalination system.

Prediction of dehydration performance of supersonic separator based on a multi-fluid model with heterogeneous condensation (2020)
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Sun, C., Ding, H., Wang, C., Wen, C., & Tian, Y. (2020). Prediction of dehydration performance of supersonic separator based on a multi-fluid model with heterogeneous condensation. Applied Thermal Engineering, 171, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115074

Supersonic separation is a novel technology. A multi-fluid slip model for swirling flow with homogenous/heterogenous condensation and evaporation processes in the supersonic separator was built to estimate the separation efficiency. This model solves... Read More about Prediction of dehydration performance of supersonic separator based on a multi-fluid model with heterogeneous condensation.

Non-equilibrium condensation of water vapour in supersonic flows with shock waves (2019)
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Wen, C., Karvounis, N., Walther, J. H., Ding, H., & Yang, Y. (2020). Non-equilibrium condensation of water vapour in supersonic flows with shock waves. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.119109

The fluid flow and heat and mass transfer in a supersonic separator are not 14 understood well due to the complicated interaction of the supersonic flow, swirling flow, 15 phase transition and shock waves. In the present study, we develop a wet steam... Read More about Non-equilibrium condensation of water vapour in supersonic flows with shock waves.

Entropy generation and exergy destruction in condensing steam flow through turbine blade with surface roughness (2019)
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Ding, H., Li, Y., Lakzian, E., Wen, C., & Wang, C. (2019). Entropy generation and exergy destruction in condensing steam flow through turbine blade with surface roughness. Energy Conversion and Management, 196, 1089-1104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.06.066

In the steam turbine, the wetness loss due to vapor condensation is one of the most crucial losses at low-pressure stage. This study focused on entropy generation and exergy destruction of condensing steam flow in turbine blade with the roughness. Th... Read More about Entropy generation and exergy destruction in condensing steam flow through turbine blade with surface roughness.

Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation (2019)
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Yang, Y., Zhu, X., Yan, Y., Ding, H., & Wen, C. (2019). Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation. Applied Energy, 242, 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.023

Supersonic ejectors are of great interest for various industries as they can improve the quality of the low-grade heat source in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. However, the impact of steam condensation on the supersonic ejector performances is... Read More about Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation.

CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows (2017)
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Yang, Y., Walther, J. H., Yan, Y., & Wen, C. (2017). CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows. Applied Thermal Engineering, 115, 1357-1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.047

The condensation phenomenon of vapor plays an important role in various industries, such as the steam flow in turbines and refrigeration system. A mathematical model is developed to predict the spontaneous condensing phenomenon in the supersonic flow... Read More about CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows.