Numerical simulation and optimization of the flash chamber for multi-stage flash seawater desalination

In this paper, a mathematical model of multi-stage flash (MSF) chamber was proposed. The volume of fluid (VOF) multiphase model was modified by adding the quality source term, the component source term and the energy source term in the governing equation through the user defined function (UDF) program. The Fluent software was adopted to solve the proposed model. By analyzing the vapor-liquid flow nephogram of velocity vector and mass fraction...