Experimental investigation on condensation heat transfer and pressure drop of new HFC refrigerants (R134a, R125, R32, R410A, R236ea) in a horizontal smooth tube

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cavallini ◽  
G. Censi ◽  
D. Del Col ◽  
L. Doretti ◽  
G.A. Longo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Smooth Tube

Effects of Pitch and Depth on the Condensation Heat Transfer of R-134a Flowing Through Corrugated Tubes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suriyan Laohalertdecha ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Smooth Tube ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Frictional Pressure Drop ◽  
R 134A

The effects of pitch and depth on the condensation heat transfer of R-134a flowing inside corrugated tubes are experimentally investigated. The test section is a horizontal tube-in-tube heat exchanger. The refrigerant flows in the inner tube and the water flows in the annulus. The length of heat exchanger is 2 m. A smooth tube and corrugated tubes having inner diameters of 8.7 mm are used as an inner tube. The corrugation pitches used in this study are 5.08, 6.35, and 8.46 mm. Similarly, the corrugation depths are 1, 1.25, and 1.5 mm. The effects of corrugation pitch and depth on tube wall temperature, heat transfer coefficient and frictional pressure drop are discussed. The results illustrate that the maximum heat transfer coefficient and frictional pressure drop obtained from the corrugated tube are up to 50% and 70% higher than those obtained from the smooth tube, respectively.

Experimental Investigation of Evaporation and Condensation in Herringbone, Smooth and EHT Tubes

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-peng Zhou ◽  
Jian-jun Sun ◽  
Si-pu Guo ◽  
Sun Zhichuan ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Smooth Tube ◽  
Evaporation And Condensation ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficient

An experimental investigation was performed for evaporation and condensation characteristics inside smooth tube, herringbone tube and EHT tube with the same outer diameter 12.7 mm, refrigerant are R22 and R410a. Mass flux are 60–140 kg/m2s, 81–178.5 kg/m2s, for evaporation and condensation respectively. The evaporation saturation temperature is 6°C, with inlet and outlet vapor qualities of 0.1 and 0.9, respectively. The condensation saturation temperature is 47°C, with inlet and outlet vapor qualities of 0.8 and 0.2, respectively. EHT tube has best evaporating performance for both R22 and R410a. Herringbone tube is also batter than smooth tube. Evaporation heat transfer coefficient increases with mass flux increasing obviously. Pressure drop of R22 evaporation in EHT tube is the highest, herringbone tube is a little higher than in smooth tube. Herringbone tube has highest condensation heat transfer coefficient, about 3 and 2.3 times that of smooth tube for R22 and R410a respectively. EHT tube has heat transfer coefficient about 2 and 1.8 times that of smooth tube for R22 and R410a respectively. Condensation heat transfer coefficient increases with increasing of mass flux, but very slowly, R410a flow in micro-fin tube even decreases with mass flux increasing.

scholarly journals Correlation for Condensation Heat Transfer in a 4.0 mm Smooth Tube and Relationship with R1234ze(E), R404A, and R290

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihiro Inoue ◽  
Masataka Hirose ◽  
Daisuke Jige ◽  
Junya Ichinose
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Smooth Tube ◽  
General Correlation ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficient

In this study, the condensation heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop characteristics of a 4 mm outside diameter smooth tube, using R32, R152a, R410A, and R1234ze(E) refrigerants, were examined. Condensation heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops were measured at a saturation temperature of 35 °C, in the region of mass velocities from 100 to 400 kg m−2s−1. The frictional pressure drop, and the condensation heat transfer from the new measurements, using R1234ze(E) as a refrigerant, were compared with those of R32, R152a, and R410A, in the smooth tube. Experimental values of condensation heat transfer coefficient of smooth tube were also compared to the predicted values obtained using the previously established correlations. The previous correlation from Cavallini et al., for the condensation heat transfer coefficient of small-diameter smooth tube, was estimated to be within ±30%. However, the general correlation, which can be easily predicted, for condensation heat transfer inside small-diameter smooth tubes, was suggested, and the relationship of the general correlation was compared with data for R1234ze(E) obtained by us, and R404A and R290 obtained by other researchers.

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