Prediction of temperature characteristics in a vessel during filling steam and Nitrogen gas

Abstract

In the vulcanization process to give elasticity to rubber products, the heating method is important to give optimal characteristics. In this process, steam and nitrogen gas are supplied to a sealed vessel whose inner wall is rubber, and the wall heat transfer is considered to be a complex phenomenon due to condensation and convection. Understanding and predicting such phenomena contributes to the optimization of heating methods. In this study, experiments were conducted using a simulated stainless steel vessel to measure wall temperature during steam and nitrogen gas supply to understand the phenomena.