RT Journal Article ID 306963cc4f762661 A1 Zhao, Peng A1 Li, Guoxiu T1 STUDY OF DROPLET HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FORCED CONVECTION TURBULENCE FLUCTUATIONS USING THE VOLUME-OF-FLUID MODEL JF Heat Transfer Research JO HTR YR 2015 FD 2015-08-04 VO 46 IS 10 SP 937 OP 954 K1 volume of fluid K1 droplet K1 heat and mass transfer K1 turbulent fluctuations K1 deformation AB A two-dimensional analysis for droplet heat and mass transfer in forced convection turbulence fluctuations is presented. The computational model is based on the volume-of-fluid method and PLIC free-surface tracking method, which can capture the droplet deformation accurately. The rate of droplet evaporation is computed by the gradient of vapor mass fraction in the interface cells. Numerical predictions of lifetime of droplet evaporation match experimental data quite well. The effects of turbulent intensity and oscillatory flow frequency on heat and mass transfer of a droplet are investigated. Furthermore, much attention is paid to the droplet deformation and wake length. The numerical results show that the droplet lifetime decreases with increasing turbulence intensity and decreasing oscillatory frequency. In addition, droplet deformation due to the turbulence fluctuations in forced convection plays an important role in affecting droplet evaporation. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/46784ef93dddff27,41897d7e50555d45,306963cc4f762661.html