Evaporation of R407C and R410A in a horizontal herringbone microfin tube: heat transfer and pressure drop
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2005

An experimental investigation of in-tube evaporation of R410A and R407C has been carried out for a 4 m long herringbone microfin tube with an outer diameter of 9.53 mm. Measured local heat transfer coefficients and pressure losses are reported for evaporation temperatures for R410A and R407C between −2.2 and 9.5 °C and between −5.5 and 13.8 °C, respectively. Mass flow rates between 162 and 366 kg m−2 s−1 have been investigated. Results from this work are compared to R134a data from an earlier work by the present authors, and also to predicted values from some available helical microfin correlations. Compared to R134a data, heat transfer coefficients for the investigated mixtures are generally lower, especially at low mass flow rates. No major effect of heat flux on heat transfer coefficients was found, with the exception of the high quality region. Predicted heat transfer coefficients from helical microfin correlations strongly overpredict the present data. Global pressure losses are predicted well, even though local deviations are found.

pressure drop

Evaporation

refrigerant mixtures

R407C

heat transfer

R410A

horisontal tube

Författare

Sven Wellsandt

Industriella energisystem och tekniker

Lennart Vamling

Industriella energisystem och tekniker

International Journal of Refrigeration

0140-7007 (ISSN)

Vol. 28 6 901-911

Ämneskategorier

Energiteknik

Kemiska processer

Strömningsmekanik och akustik

DOI

10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2005.01.006

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