Heat Transfer Correlations for Air-Water Two-Phase Flow of Different Flow Patterns in a Horizontal Pipe

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongwoo Kim ◽  
Jae-yong Kim ◽  
Afshin J. Ghajar ◽  
Ronald L. Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Horizontal Pipe ◽  
Flux Boundary Condition ◽  
Uniform Wall ◽  
Heat Transfer Correlations ◽  
Two Phase Heat Transfer

Abstract New heat transfer correlations were developed for two-phase heat transfer in a horizontal pipe for different flow patterns. Flow patterns were observed in a transparent circular pipe (2.54 cm I.D. and L/D = 96) using an air/water mixture. Visual identification of the flow patterns was supplemented with photographic data, and the results were plotted on the flow regime map proposed by Taitel and Dukler and agreed quite well with each other. A two-phase heat transfer experimental setup was built for this study and a total of 150 two-phase heat transfer data with different flow patterns were obtained under a uniform wall heat flux boundary condition. For these data, the superficial Reynolds number ranged from 640 to 35,500 for the liquid and from 540 to 21,200 for the gas. Our previously developed robust two-phase heat transfer correlation for a vertical with modified constants predicted the horizontal pipe air-water heat transfer experimental data with good accuracy. Overall the proposed correlations predicted the data with a mean deviation of 1.0% and an rms deviation of 12%.

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.

MICROSCALE TWO PHASE HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT IN POROUS STRUCTURES

Equipment ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid L. Vasiliev ◽  
A. Zhuravlyov ◽  
A. Shapovalov ◽  
L. L. Vasiliev, Jr
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Two Phase Heat Transfer

Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in Rectangular Micro-Channels

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilin Qu ◽  
Seok-Mann Yoon ◽  
Issam Mudawar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Micro Channels

Knowledge of flow pattern and flow pattern transitions is essential to the development of reliable predictive tools for pressure drop and heat transfer in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks. In the present study, experiments were conducted with adiabatic nitrogen-water two-phase flow in a rectangular micro-channel having a 0.406 × 2.032 mm cross-section. Superficial velocities of nitrogen and water ranged from 0.08 to 81.92 m/s and 0.04 to 10.24 m/s, respectively. Flow patterns were first identified using high-speed video imaging, and still photos were then taken for representative patterns. Results reveal that the dominant flow patterns are slug and annular, with bubbly flow occurring only occasionally; stratified and churn flow were never observed. A flow pattern map was constructed and compared with previous maps and predictions of flow pattern transition models. Annual flow is identified as the dominant flow pattern for conditions relevant to two-phase micro-channel heat sinks, and forms the basis for development of a theoretical model for both pressure drop and heat transfer in micro-channels. Features unique to two-phase micro-channel flow, such as laminar liquid and gas flows, smooth liquid-gas interface, and strong entrainment and deposition effects are incorporated into the model. The model shows good agreement with experimental data for water-cooled heat sinks.

scholarly journals Computational examination of two-phase microchannel heat transfer correlations with conjugate heat spreading

2019 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan E. Burk ◽  
Torben P. Grumstrup ◽  
Taylor A. Bevis ◽  
Jack Kotovsky ◽  
Todd M. Bandhauer
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Heat Transfer Correlations ◽  
Heat Spreading
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