Heat transfer and pressure drop of R1123/R32 (40/60 mass%) flow in horizontal microfin tubes during condensation and evaporation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1281-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chieko Kondou
2016 ◽  
Vol 836 ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Mirmanto ◽  
Emmy Dyah Sulistyowati ◽  
I Ketut Okariawan

In the rainy season, in tropical countries, to dry stuffs is difficult. Using electrical power or fossil energy is an expensive way. Therefore, it is wise to utilize heat waste. A device that can be used for this purpose is called radiator. The effect of mass flow rate on pressure drop and heat transfer for a dryer room radiator have been experimentally investigated. The room model size was 1000 mm x 1000 mm x 1000 mm made of plywood and the overall radiator dimension was 360 mm x 220 mm x 50 mm made of copper pipes with aluminium fins. Three mass flow rates were investigated namely 12.5 g/s, 14 g/s and 16.5 g/s. The water temperature at the entrance was increased gradually and then kept at 80°C. The maximum temperature reached in the dryer room was 50°C which was at the point just above the radiator. The effect of the mass flow rate on the room temperature was insignificant, while the effect on the pressure drop was significant. Moreover, the pressure drop decreased as the inlet temperature increased. In general, the radiator is recommended to be used as the heat source in a dryer room.


Author(s):  
J. S. Hu ◽  
Christopher Y. H. Chao

Experiments were carried out to study the condensation flow pattern in silicon micro condenser using water as medium. Five flow patterns were identified under our experimental conditions. Slug-bubbly flow and droplet/liquid slug flow were found to be the two dominant flows in the micro condenser. These two flow patterns subsequently determined the heat transfer and pressure drop properties of the fluid. It was observed that only slug-bubbly flow existed in low steam mass flow and high heat flux conditions. When the steam mass flow rate increased or the heat flux dropped, mixed flow pattern occurred. An empirical correlation was obtained to predict when the transition of the flow pattern from slug-bubbly flow to mixed flow could appear. In the slug-bubbly flow regime, heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop in the micro condensers were studied. It was found that micro condensers with smaller channels could exhibit higher heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. At constant heat flux, increasing the steam mass flow rate resulted in a higher heat transfer coefficient and also the pressure drop.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. F22-F29 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Nogueira

Analytical solution for application and comparison of Graphene Nanoribbon and Silicon Carbide for thermal and hydraulic performance in flat tube Multi-Louvered Finned Radiator is presented. The base fluid is composed of pure water and ethylene glycol at a 50% volume fraction. The results were obtained for Nusselt number, convection heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop, for airflow in the radiator core and nanofluids in flat tubes. The main thermal and hydraulic parameters used are the Reynolds number, the mass flow rate, the Colburn Factor, and Friction Factor. In some situations, under analysis, the volume fraction, for Graphene Nanoribbon and Silicon Carbide, were varied. The value of the heat transfer coefficient obtained for Graphene Nanoribbon, for the volume fraction equal 0.05, is higher than twice the amount received by Silicon Carbide. The flow is laminar, for whatever the fraction value by volume of the Graphene nanoparticles when the mass flow of the nanofluid is relatively low. For turbulent flow and relatively small fractions of nanoparticles, the heat transfer coefficient is significantly high for mass flow rates of Graphene Nanoribbon. The pressure drop, for the same volume fraction of nanoparticles, is slightly higher than the pressure drop associated with Silicon Carbide. These high values for the heat transfer coefficient is a favorable result and of great practical importance, since lower values for the fraction in volume can reduce the costs of the compact heat exchanger (radiator). Keywords: analytical solution, nanofluid, compact exchanger, automotive radiator.


Author(s):  
Zahir Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Md. Roni Raihan ◽  
Omidreza Ghaffari ◽  
Muhammad Ikhlaq

Abstract Microchannel heat sink is an effective method in compact and faster heat transfer applications. This paper numerically investigates thermal and hydraulic characteristics of a porous microchannel heat sink (PMHS) using various nanofluids. The effect of porosity, inlet velocity and nanoparticle concentration on thermal-hydraulic performance is systematically examined. The result shows a significant temperature increase (40°C) of the coolant in the porous zone. The pressure drop reduces by 35% for γ = 0.32 compared to the non-porous counterpart, and this reduction of pressure significantly continues when γ further increases. The pressure drop with win is linear for PMHS with nanofluids, and the change in pressure drop is steeper for nanofluids compared to their base fluids. The average heat transfer coefficients increases about 2.5 times for PMHS, and a further increase of 6% in is predicted with the addition of nanoparticle. The average Nusselt number increases non-linearly with Re for PMHS. The friction factor reduces by 50% when γ increases from 0.32 to 0.60, and the effect of nanofluid on friction factor is insignificant beyond the mass flow rate of 0.0004 kg/s. Whilst Cu and CuO nanoparticles help to dissipate the larger amount of heat from the microchannel, Al2O3 nanoparticle appears to have a detrimental effect on heat transfer. The thermal-hydraulic performance factor strongly depends on the nanoparticles, and it slightly decreases with the mass flow rate. The increase of nanoparticle concentration, in general, enhances both h and ΔP linearly for the range considered.


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