COMSOL 6.2 - Moist Air (Moisture Transport Interface)

Moist Air (Moisture Transport Interface)

Use this node to model moisture transfer in moist air through vapor diffusion and convection.

For small vapor concentration conditions, the density of moist air is supposed not to change with variations of moisture content, and a diluted species formulation is used. In this case, the moisture content variation is expressed through the transport of vapor concentration cv:

(7-3)

with the following material properties, fields, and source:

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Μv (SI unit: kg/mol) is the molar mass of water vapor.

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ϕw (dimensionless) is the relative humidity.

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csat (SI unit: mol/m3) is the vapor saturation concentration.

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D (SI unit: m2/s) is the vapor diffusion coefficient in air.

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u (SI unit: m/s) is the air velocity field.

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G (SI unit: kg/(m3⋅s)) is the moisture source (or sink). See Moisture Source node.

For larger vapor concentration conditions, the variation of moist air density are modeled, and a concentrated species formulation is used. In this case, the moisture content variation is expressed through the transport of vapor mass fraction ωv:

(7-4)

where ρg is the moist air density (SI unit: kg/m3).

For a steady-state problem, the relative humidity does not change with time and the first term in Equation 7-3 and Equation 7-4 disappears.

Model Input

This section has fields and values that are inputs to expressions used in Equation 7-3 and Equation 7-4. The temperature is used for the definition of the saturation conditions, whereas the velocity field is used in the convection term.

The default Τ and u are . When additional physics interfaces are added to the model, the temperature and velocity field variables defined by these physics interfaces can also be selected from the list. For example, if a interface is added, you can select from the list. If a interface is added, you can select from the list.

If the node was added automatically after selecting the predefined multiphysics interface, the temperature of the multiphysics node is used by default and the input field is not editable. To edit the field, click (

Diffusion

Set a value for the , D. The default value 2.6e-5 m²/s is valid at T=298 K and pA=1 atm. You may set a temperature or pressure-dependent diffusion coefficient through the use of the variables mt.T and mt.pA.


	The Moisture Transport in Air Interface The Heat and Moisture Transport Interfaces Heat and Moisture Theory for Moisture Transport in Air


	See Turbulent Mixing to account for eddy diffusivity in moisture convection by turbulent flows.


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	Condensation Detection in an Electronic Device with Transport and Diffusion: Application Library path Heat_Transfer_Module/Power_Electronics_and_Electronic_Cooling/condensation_electronic_device_transport_diffusion

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Physics Tab with interface as , , or selected: