Experimental Study on the Flow Regime Identification in the Case of Co-Current Condensation of R134a in a Vertical Smooth Tube

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Selim Dalkilic ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Regime ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Test Tube ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow Regime Identification ◽  
Flow Regime Maps

The present study investigates an intensive comparison of flow regime maps for the verification of annular condensation flow of R134a checked by sight glasses at the inlet and outlet sections of a vertical smooth copper tube having inner diameter of 8.1 mm and a length of 500 mm. R134a and water are used as working fluids in the tube side and annular side of a double tube heat exchanger, respectively. The experimental apparatus are designed to capable of changing the different operating parameters such as mass flow rate, condensation temperature of refrigerant, cooling water temperature and mass flow rate of cooling water etc. and investigate their effect on heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops. Condensation experiments are performed at the mass flux of 456 kg m−2s−1, the saturation temperature is around 40°C, heat fluxes and average qualities are between 16.16–50.89 kW m−2 and 0.81–0.93 respectively. Considering Chen et al.’s annular flow theory on the heat transfer coefficients that are independent from tube orientation as long as annular flow exists along the tube length, experimental data belong to annular flow inside the test tube are plotted on the various flow regime maps and used in the flow regime identification correlations proposed for two-phase flow in horizontal and vertical tubes separately. In spite of their different operating conditions, Barnea et al., Hewitt and Robertson, Baker, Thome, Kattan et al., Chen et al.’s flow regime maps and Taitel and Dukler’s, Dobson’s, Akbar et al.’s, Breber et al.’s, Cavallini et al.’s, Soliman’s flow pattern correlations from literature are found to be predictive for the annular flow conditions in the test tube.

Experimental Research on the Similarity of Annular Flow Models and Correlations for the Condensation of R134a at High Mass Flux Inside Vertical and Horizontal Tubes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Selim Dalkilic ◽  
Suriyan Laohalertdecha ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow Models ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Horizontal Tubes ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficient

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the usage of annular flow models and correlations valid especially for horizontal tubes to the downward annular flow in the vertical test section. Condensation experiments are performed at the mass flux of 340 kg m−2s−1 during co-current downward condensation of R134a in a vertical smooth copper tube having inner diameter of 8.1 mm and a length of 500 mm. The saturation temperatures are between 40–50°C, heat fluxes are between 12.8 and 45.36 kW m−2, average qualities are ranging between 0.76–0.95. The experimental apparatus are designed to capable of changing the different operating parameters such as mass flow rate, condensation temperature of refrigerant, cooling water temperature and mass flow rate of cooling water etc and investigate their effect on heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops. Considering Chen et al.’s annular flow theory on the heat transfer coefficients that are independent from tube orientation as long as annular flow exists along the tube length, the average predicted condensation heat transfer coefficient of the refrigerant is determined by means of the annular flow model of Kosky and Staub, and Von Karman universal velocity distribution correlations using interfacial shear stress proposed for horizontal and vertical tubes separately. Some well-known annular flow correlations generally used for horizontal tubes in the literature were compared with experimental condensation heat transfer coefficient obtained from vertical tube data during annular flow conditions in the test section.

Condensation Flow Mechanisms in Microchannels: Basis for Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Models

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas Garimella
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Flow Regime ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Flow Regimes ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow Mechanisms ◽  
Transfer Models

This paper presents an overview of the use of flow visualization in micro- and mini-channel geometries for the development of pressure drop and heat transfer models during condensation of refrigerants. Condensation flow mechanisms for round, square and rectangular tubes with hydraulic diameters in the range 1–5 mm for 0 < x < 1 and 150 kg/m2-s and 750 kg/m2-s were recorded using unique experimental techniques that permit flow visualization during the condensation process. The effect of channel shape and miniaturization on the flow regime transitions was documented. The flow mechanisms were categorized into four different flow regimes: intermittent flow, wavy flow, annular flow, and dispersed flow. These flow regimes were further subdivided into several flow patterns within each regime. It was observed that the intermittent and annular flow regimes become larger as the tube hydraulic diameter is decreased, at the expense of the wavy flow regime. These maps and transition lines can be used to predict the flow regime or pattern that will be established for a given mass flux, quality and tube geometry. These observed flow mechanisms, together with pressure drop measurements, are being used to develop experimentally validated models for pressure drop during condensation in each of these flow regimes for a variety of circular and noncircular channels with 0.4 < Dh < 5 mm. These flow regime-based models yield substantially better pressure drop predictions than the traditionally used correlations that are primarily based on air-water flows for large diameter tubes. Condensation heat transfer coefficients were also measured using a unique thermal amplification technique that simultaneously allows for accurate measurement of the low heat transfer rates over small increments of refrigerant quality and high heat transfer coefficients characteristic of microchannels. Models for these measured heat transfer coefficients are being developed using the documented flow mechanisms and the corresponding pressure drop models as the basis.

scholarly journals Systematic heat transfer measurements in highly viscous binary fluids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Christin Fleer ◽  
Markus Richter ◽  
Roland Span
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Volatile Component ◽  
Test Tube ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

AbstractInvestigations of flow boiling in highly viscous fluids show that heat transfer mechanisms in such fluids are different from those in fluids of low viscosity like refrigerants or water. To gain a better understanding, a modified standard apparatus was developed; it was specifically designed for fluids of high viscosity up to 1000 Pa∙s and enables heat transfer measurements with a single horizontal test tube over a wide range of heat fluxes. Here, we present measurements of the heat transfer coefficient at pool boiling conditions in highly viscous binary mixtures of three different polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) and n-pentane, which is the volatile component in the mixture. Systematic measurements were carried out to investigate pool boiling in mixtures with a focus on the temperature, the viscosity of the non-volatile component and the fraction of the volatile component on the heat transfer coefficient. Furthermore, copper test tubes with polished and sanded surfaces were used to evaluate the influence of the surface structure on the heat transfer coefficient. The results show that viscosity and composition of the mixture have the strongest effect on the heat transfer coefficient in highly viscous mixtures, whereby the viscosity of the mixture depends on the base viscosity of the used PDMS, on the concentration of n-pentane in the mixture, and on the temperature. For nucleate boiling, the influence of the surface structure of the test tube is less pronounced than observed in boiling experiments with pure fluids of low viscosity, but the relative enhancement of the heat transfer coefficient is still significant. In particular for mixtures with high concentrations of the volatile component and at high pool temperature, heat transfer coefficients increase with heat flux until they reach a maximum. At further increased heat fluxes the heat transfer coefficients decrease again. Observed temperature differences between heating surface and pool are much larger than for boiling fluids with low viscosity. Temperature differences up to 137 K (for a mixture containing 5% n-pentane by mass at a heat flux of 13.6 kW/m2) were measured.

Measurement and Modeling of Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficients in Circular Microchannels

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (10) ◽  
pp. 1050-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Bandhauer ◽  
Akhil Agarwal ◽  
Srinivas Garimella
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Circular Microchannels

A model for predicting heat transfer during condensation of refrigerant R134a in horizontal microchannels is presented. The thermal amplification technique is used to measure condensation heat transfer coefficients accurately over small increments of refrigerant quality across the vapor-liquid dome (0<x<1). A combination of a high flow rate closed loop primary coolant and a low flow rate open loop secondary coolant ensures the accurate measurement of the small heat duties in these microchannels and the deduction of condensation heat transfer coefficients from measured UA values. Measurements were conducted for three circular microchannels (0.506<Dh<1.524mm) over the mass flux range 150<G<750kg∕m2s. Results from previous work by the authors on condensation flow mechanisms in microchannel geometries were used to interpret the results based on the applicable flow regimes. The heat transfer model is based on the approach originally developed by Traviss, D. P., Rohsenow, W. M., and Baron, A. B., 1973, “Forced-Convection Condensation Inside Tubes: A Heat Transfer Equation For Condenser Design,” ASHRAE Trans., 79(1), pp. 157–165 and Moser, K. W., Webb, R. L., and Na, B., 1998, “A New Equivalent Reynolds Number Model for Condensation in Smooth Tubes,” ASME, J. Heat Transfer, 120(2), pp. 410–417. The multiple-flow-regime model of Garimella, S., Agarwal, A., and Killion, J. D., 2005, “Condensation Pressure Drop in Circular Microchannels,” Heat Transfer Eng., 26(3), pp. 1–8 for predicting condensation pressure drops in microchannels is used to predict the pertinent interfacial shear stresses required in this heat transfer model. The resulting heat transfer model predicts 86% of the data within ±20%.

On the Application of Macro-Pipe Two-Phase Heat Transfer Correlations and Flow Regime Maps to Mini-Channels

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avram Bar-Cohen ◽  
Ilai Sher ◽  
Emil Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Regime ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Negative Slope ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Heat Transfer Correlations ◽  
Two Phase Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Regime Maps

The present study is aimed at evaluating the ability of conventional “macro-pipe” correlations and regime transitions to predict the two-phase thermofluid characteristics of mini-channel cold plates. Use is made of the Taitel-Dukler flow regime maps, seven classical heat transfer coefficient correlations and two dryout predictions. The vast majority of the mini-channel two-phase heat-transfer data, taken from the literature, is predicted to fall in the annular regime, in agreement with the reported observations. A characteristic heat transfer coefficient locus has been identified, with a positive slope following the transition from Intermittent to Annular flow and a negative slope following the onset of partial dryout at higher qualities. While the classical two-phase heat transfer correlations are generally capable of providing good agreement with the low-quality annular flow data the quality at which partial dryout occurs and the ensuing heat transfer rates are not predictable by the available macro-pipe correlations.

Heat Removal and Thermal Stabilization of High-temperature Surfaces by a Dispersed Coolant Flow

Vestnik MEI ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Valentin S. Shteling ◽  
◽  
Vladimir V. Ilyin ◽  
Aleksandr T. Komov ◽  
Petr P. Shcherbakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Heat Flux Density ◽  
Coolant Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Stationary Heat ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Stationary Heat Transfer

The effectiveness of stabilizing the surface temperature by a dispersed coolant flow is experimentally studied on a bench simulating energy intensive elements of thermonuclear installations A test section in which the maximum heat flux density can be obtained when being subjected to high-frequency heating was developed, manufactured, and assembled. The test section was heated using a VCh-60AV HF generator with a frequency of not lower than 30 kHz. A hydraulic nozzle with a conical insert was used as the dispersing device. Techniques for carrying out an experiment on studying a stationary heat transfer regime and for calculating thermophysical quantities were developed. The experimental data were obtained in the stationary heat transfer regime with the following range of coolant operating parameters: water pressure equal to 0.38 MPa, water mass flow rate equal to 5.35 ml/s, and induction heating power equal to 6--19 kW. Based on the data obtained, the removed heat flux density and the heat transfer coefficients were calculated for each stationary heat transfer regime. The dependences of the heat transfer coefficient on the removed heat flux density and of the removed heat flux density on the temperature difference have been obtained. High values of heat transfer coefficients and heat flux density at a relatively low coolant flow rate were achieved in the experiments.

scholarly journals Real Gas Effects in Carbon Dioxide Cycles

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Angelino
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Moderate Pressure ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
Real Gas ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Real Gas Effects

The potential performance of carbon dioxide as working fluid is recognized to be similar to that of steam, which justifies thorough thermodynamic analysis of possible cycles. The substantially better results achievable with CO2 with respect to other gases are due to the real gas behaviour in the vicinity of the Andrews curve. Simple cycles benefit from the reduced compression work, but their efficiency is compromised by significant losses caused by irreversible heat transfer. Their economy, however, is appreciably better than that of perfect gas cycles. More complex cycle arrangements, six of which are proposed and analyzed in detail, reduce heat transfer losses while maintaining the advantage of low compression work and raise cycle efficiency to values attained only by the best steam practice. Some of the cycles presented were conceived to give a good efficiency at moderate pressure which is of particular value in direct-cycle nuclear applications. The favourable influence on heat transfer coefficients of the combined variation with pressure of mechanical, thermal and transport properties, due to real gas effects, is illustrated. Technical aspects as turbo-machines dimensions and heat transfer surfaces needed for regeneration are also considered. Cooling water requirements are found to be not much more stringent than in steam stations.

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