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within the same period. However, when reverse flow occurs, the total amount of<br />

flow, including the positive flow and the absolute value of the reverse flow, is<br />

greater than that of the steady state. This varying total amount of flow in a<br />

breath cycle certainly influences the convections in this period. This is defined<br />

as the absolute flow amount factor: the convections are influenced by the total<br />

absolute amount of flow within a breath cycle which varies due to fluctuation<br />

and reverse flow.<br />

2. For the heat and mass convections in the chamber and the HADT, the Nusselt<br />

number and mass convection coefficient are proportional to Reynolds number to<br />

a power less than 1. When there is a fluctuation, the average convection rate is<br />

smaller than that of a steady flow at the medium velocity. The larger the<br />

fluctuation amplitude, the more significant is the difference. This is defined as<br />

the convection concavity factor which is depicted in Figure 6.4 below.<br />

Figure 6.4 Explanation of comparison between steady flow convection rate and average convection<br />

rate of fluctuating flow (not to scale)<br />

3. When the flow velocity is high, the mass and heat convections are also high.<br />

Therefore, in an HADT lump, when the airflow dew point is higher than the<br />

HADT wall inner surface temperature and coincides with a higher velocity, the<br />

condensation rate is also higher. On the other hand, when the dew point is lower<br />

than the inner surface temperature and coincides with a higher velocity, the<br />

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