Analysis of the Effectiveness of Seawater Evaporation with Variations in Heat Sources Through CFD
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Evaporation is a fundamental phenomenon in physical sciences, playing a crucial role in various natural and industrial processes, including the formation of salt crystals from salt-water solutions. This study investigates the evaporation process of seawater using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. The simulations were conducted over a duration of 20 seconds using ANSYS Fluent software, with three different models tested to evaluate their evaporation efficiencies with heat source maintained at 300 °C. The simulation results showed a predominantly linear trend in the evaporation rate, with Model 1 producing the highest amount of water vapor (8.086 g), followed by Model 2 (6.597 g) and Model 3 (5.859 g). The evaporation efficiency of Model 1 surpasses that of Model 2 by approximately 18.41% and exceeds Model 3's by 27.54%. The evaporation process exhibited random variations during the first two seconds, followed by a gradual increase until the tenth second, after which the evaporation rate stabilized. The study highlights the importance of model design and configuration in determining the efficiency of heat transfer and water movement, with Model 1 demonstrating the highest efficiency. The findings provide valuable insights into the optimization of evaporation processes for various applications, including environmental studies and industrial processes.
Institution: Universitas Hang Tuah
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409996442