Optimization correlation for entropy production and energy availability in film condensation

This article investigates the physical significance of entropy production in plate film condensation. An irreversibility distribution ratio yields similar trends as previous studies, whereby the Prandtl number has suggested the relevant influence of inertial effects. Results for the optimized entropy production and plate size are expressed in terms of a duty parameter. It is observed that entropy production provides a useful parameter in the optimization of a two-phase system.