scholarly journals Investigation of R290 Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Exergy Loss in a Double-Concentric Pipe Based on CFD

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 7121
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Wang ◽  
Shenglin Zhu ◽  
Jing Xie
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Water Velocity ◽  
Exergy Loss ◽  
Pipe Diameter ◽  
Exergy Destruction ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, the impact of different factors on the flow boiling of R290 and R22 in double-concentric pipes are investigated through CFD numerical simulations. The numerical studies are performed by changing the inner tube diameter in the range of 3 to 7 mm, the refrigerant velocity between 1 and 5 m/s, the water velocity between 1 and 10 m/s and the saturation temperature in the range of 276 to 283 K. The heat transfer coefficient (HTC), pressure drop and exergy destruction of R290 are determined. The results show that HTC, pressure drop and exergy destruction are significantly impacted by the pipe diameter and the refrigerant velocity, but slightly impacted by water velocity and saturation temperature. Moreover, the exergy loss and pressure drop of R290 are 11.8–13.3% and 4.3–10.2% lower than those of R22. R290 has a lower energy loss than R22 in the evaporation process in the double-concentric pipe. However, the HTC of R290 is 57.3–59.7% lower than that of R22. The HTC of R290 can be optimized by increasing the pipe diameter or the R290 velocity.

scholarly journals Heat transfer and exergy analysis of flow boiling evaporation in u-bend channel

2021 ◽  
Vol 2116 (1) ◽  
pp. 012003
Author(s):  
T Jatau ◽  
T Bello-Ochende
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Exergy Analysis ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Mass Fluxes ◽  
Bend Channel ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Abstract This study presents, a numerical method used to evaluate the exergy analysis of flow boiling evaporation of R134a in a U-bend channel using entropy generation criterion which is concerned with the degradation of exergy during the process due to irreversibilies (entropy generation) contributed by heat transfer and pressure drop. The simulations were conducted with the heat flux of 15 kW/m2, mass fluxes of 200-600 kg/m2s of R134a at the saturation temperature of 15 °C. Three(3) different geometries sizes of U-bend channel’s diameter 6, 8 and 10 mm with the bend radius of 10.2 mm were utilized. The Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase flow formulation was used in Ansys Fluent. The results show that the entropy generation increases with increase in mass fluxes due to irreversibilies contributed by the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop as mass fluxes increase. Based on the size of the U-bend channel, the entropy generation was found to increase as the diameter of the channel increases. The numerical results were compared with the data in the open literature and there was a good agreement.

scholarly journals Comparison between R134a and R1234ze(E) during Flow Boiling in Microfin Tubes

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Andrea Lucchini ◽  
Igor M. Carraretto ◽  
Thanh N. Phan ◽  
Paola G. Pittoni ◽  
Luigi P. M. Colombo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Two Fluids ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Environmental concerns are forcing the replacement of commonly used refrigerants, and finding new fluids is a top priority. Soon the R134a will be banned, and the hydro-fluoro-olefin (HFO) R1234ze(E) has been indicated as an alternative due to its smaller global warming potential (GWP) and shorter atmospheric lifetime. Nevertheless, for an optimal replacement, its thermo-fluid-dynamic characteristics have to be assessed. Flow boiling experiments (saturation temperature Tsat = 5 °C, mass flux G = 65 ÷ 222 kg·m−2·s−1, mean quality xm = 0.15 ÷ 0.95, quality changes ∆x = 0.06 ÷ 0.6) inside a microfin tube were performed to compare the pressure drop per unit length and the heat transfer coefficient provided by the two fluids. The results were benchmarked for some correlations. In commonly adopted operating conditions, the two fluids show a very similar behavior, while benchmark showed that some correlations are available to properly predict the pressure drop for both fluids. However, only one is satisfactory for the heat transfer coefficient. In conclusion, R1234ze(E) proved to be a suitable drop-in replacement for the R134a, whereas further efforts are recommended to refine and adapt the available predictive models.

The Characteristics of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Small Tube with the Pipe Sections Having Increased Diameters

2013 ◽  
Vol 651 ◽  
pp. 525-529
Author(s):  
Mao Yu Wen ◽  
Kang Jang Jang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Smooth Tube ◽  
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Small Tube

This study presents an experimental investigation of the characteristics of the flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop for refrigerant of R134a flowing in a small - diameter evaporative tube with the pipe sections having increased diameters. The experiments were performed at the saturation temperature of 5°C , heat flux of 5.12 ~ 10.96 ( KW/m2), mass flux of 200~600 ( kg/m2s), different length-to-diameter ratios of the test tubes and refrigerant quality of 0.07~0.78, and based on the same surface area of heat transfer. The enhancement performance ratios, θa/s for the tubes with the pipe sections having increased diameters relative to the smooth tube are higher than 1 (about 1.01~1.10). It means that the augmented tubes show the better overall performance than the smooth tube under study.

scholarly journals Investigation of R134a Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in the Evaporator Test Section of Refrigeration System

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-31
Author(s):  
Ahmed J. Hamad ◽  
Zahraa Kareem Yasser
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Test Conditions

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical analysis to investigate the two-phase flow boiling heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of the refrigerant R-134a in the evaporator test section of the refrigeration system under different operating conditions. The test conditions considered are, for heat flux (13.7-36.6) kW/m2, mass flux (52-105) kg/m2.s, vapor quality (0.2-1) and saturation temperature (-15 to -3.7) ˚C. Experiments were carried out using a test rig for a 310W capacity refrigeration system, which is designed and constructed in the current work. Investigating of the experimental results has revealed that, the enhancement in local heat transfer coefficient for relatively higher heat flux 36.6 kW/m2 was about 38% compared to 13.7 kW/m2 at constant operating conditions. The enhancement in heat transfer coefficient was about 57% when the mass flux increased from 52 kg/m2.s to 105 kg/m2.s at constant test conditions. The enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient was about 64% when the saturation temperature increased from -8 to -3.7 at fixed refrigerant mass velocity and heat flux. The effect of mass velocity on pressure drop was relatively higher by about 27% than that for heat flux at specified test conditions. The comparison between the experimental and theoretical results has shown an acceptable agreement with an average deviation of 21%.  

scholarly journals Experimental validation of pressure drop models during flow boiling of R134a – effect of flow acceleration and entrainment

2018 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Tomasz Muszynski ◽  
Rafal Andrzejczyk ◽  
Carlos Dorao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Acceleration ◽  
High Heat Transfer

A crucial step to assure proficient work of power and process apparatus is their proper design. A wide array of those devices operates within boiling or condensation of the working fluid to benefit from high heat transfer rates. Two-phase flows are associated with high heat transfer coefficients because of the latent heat of evaporation and high turbulence level between the liquid and the solid surface. Predicting heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop is a challenging task, and has been pursued by researchers for decades. In the case of diabatic flows, the total pressure drop is due to the change in kinetic and potential energy. The article presents detailed boiling pressure drops data for R134a at a saturation temperature of 19.4°C. Study cases have been set for a mass flux varying from 300 to 500 kg/m2s. Presented data along with the data reduction procedure was used to obtain the momentum pressure drop values during flow boiling. The study focuses on experimental values of momentum pressure drop component and its prediction based on various void fraction models and entrainment effects.

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