Manuskrip Lab
Manuskrip Lab
Manuskrip Lab
Intro-Ikhwan
Theory - Adib
Method - Q
Discussion:
Lab 1- Adib
Lab 2- Q
Lab 3-ikhwan
Conclusion/Recommendation
References/Appendix
Discussion Experiment 1.
The mechanism of condensation is a simple process where the vapor will change form to liquid.
Condensation started when the temperature of a vapor is lowered to the saturation temperature (T sat).
This process usually occurs when the lower surface temperature (T s) is in contact with higher saturation
temperature (Tsat) of vapor. Condensation processes play important roles in heat transfer process
especially in technologies and devices like steam power plant and gas condenser (Filip et al., 2019).
According to W. Nusselt, he mentions that the speed and thickness of condensate film are relatively
affected by pressure and gravitational forces.
Condensation usually occurs depending on the condition of the surfaces. The first one is film
wise condensation, where the vapor condense and wets on the surfaces and formed a liquid film layer.
The film layer on the surface might increases in thickness as more vapor liquid condense on the surface.
The film eventually will from in downward direction due to gravity effect.
The next one is dropwise condensation. Unlike film condensation, this condensation process will
be resulting vapor to condense on the surface of the solid in droplet form. Small size of droplet initially
formed during this process. As higher condensation rate occurs, more droplet generated with bigger size
and eventually fall downward with the influence of gravity (Rong et al., 2020).
The condensation/evaporation process is important in caves, especially in tourist caves where there is
carbon dioxide enriched air caused by visitors. The cycle of condensation and evaporation of condensate
is believed to enhance condensation corrosion. The problem is condensation is difficult to measure. This
study addresses the problem and reports on a method for measuring and modelling condensation rates
in a limestone cave. Electronic sensors for measuring condensation and evaporation of the condensate
as part of a single continuous process of water vapour flux are tested and used to collect 12 months of
data. The study site is the Glowworm tourist cave in New Zealand. The work describes an explanatory
model of processes leading to condensation using data based on measurements of condensation and
evaporation as part of a single continuous process of water vapour flux. The results show that the model
works well. However, one of the most important messages from the research reported here is the
introduction of the condensation sensor. The results show that condensation in caves can actually be
measured and monitored, virtually in real time. In conjunction with the recent developments in data
logging equipment, this opens exciting perspectives in cave climate studies, and, more generally, in
hydrogeological studies in karst terrains.