scholarly journals Heat Transfer Coefficient Characteristic Study of Natural Refrigerant with Substitute for R-134a

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-247
Author(s):  
Akhmad Syihan Santoso ◽  
Agus Sunjarianto Pamitran ◽  
Sentot Novianto ◽  
Muhammad Reza Fahlevi
Author(s):  
Jatuporn Kaew-On ◽  
Somchai Wongwises

The evaporation heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops of R-410A and R-134a flowing through a horizontal-aluminium rectangular multiport mini-channel having a hydraulic diameter of 3.48 mm are experimentally investigated. The test runs are done at refrigerant mass fluxes ranging between 200 and 400 kg/m2s. The heat fluxes are between 5 and 14.25 kW/m2, and refrigerant saturation temperatures are between 10 and 30 °C. The effects of the refrigerant vapour quality, mass flux, saturation temperature and imposed heat flux on the measured heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop are investigated. The experimental data show that in the same conditions, the heat transfer coefficients of R-410A are about 20–50% higher than those of R-134a, whereas the pressure drops of R-410A are around 50–100% lower than those of R-134a. The new correlations for the evaporation heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of R-410A and R-134a in a multiport mini-channel are proposed for practical applications.


2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 833-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emila Djordjevic ◽  
Stephan Kabelac ◽  
Slobodan Serbanovic

In this study the transfer coefficient of evaporation heat of the refrigerant 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) in a vertical plate heat exchanger was experimentally investigated. The results are presented as the dependancy of the mean heat transfer coefficient for the whole heat exchanger on the mean vapor quality. The influences of mass flux, heat flux and flow configuration on the heat transfer coefficient were also taken into account and a comparison with previously published experimental data and literature correlations was made. .


Author(s):  
Suriyan Laohalertdecha ◽  
Somchai Wongwises

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Singh ◽  
Rajeev Kukreja

Condensation heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops of HFC refrigerants R-134a and R-410A have been investigated experimentally in smooth and micro-fin tubes (helix angles 18[Formula: see text] and 15[Formula: see text]) of outer diameter 9.52[Formula: see text]mm at mass fluxes from 200 to 600[Formula: see text]kg/m[Formula: see text]s, vapor qualities between 0.1 and 0.9 and at saturation temperatures of 35[Formula: see text]C and 40[Formula: see text]C. Results showed that the heat transfer coefficients of R-134a and R-410A inside micro-fin tubes were 1.21–1.82 and 1.15–1.47 times higher and frictional pressure drops were 2.11–2.56 and 1.62–2.12 times higher than those of smooth tubes. These experimental results are compared with the existing heat transfer and frictional pressure drop correlations proposed by different researchers. The comparison showed fairly good agreement with these existing correlations within [Formula: see text]30%. A new correlation has also been proposed for predicting heat transfer coefficient in micro-fin tubes. The oil concentrations measured for refrigerants R-134a and R-410A varied in the range of 1.3–1.5%, respectively.


2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emila Zivkovic ◽  
Stephan Kabelac ◽  
Slobodan Serbanovic

The evaporation heat transfer coefficient of the refrigerant R-134a in a vertical plate heat exchanger was investigated experimentally. The area of the plate was divided into several segments along the vertical axis. For each of the segments, the local value of the heat transfer coefficient was calculated and presented as a function of the mean vapor quality in the segment. Owing to the thermocouples installed along the plate surface, it was possible to determine the temperature distribution and vapor quality profile inside the plate. The influences of the mass flux, heat flux, pressure of system and the flow configuration on the heat transfer coefficient were also taken into account and a comparison with literature data was performed.


Two-phase closed thermosiphon system for cooling high heat flux electronic devices was constructed and tested on a lab scale. The performance of the thermosyphon system was investigated using R-134a as a working fluid. The effect of heat flux and the refrigerant pressure on the evaporator side heat transfer coefficient were investigated. It was found that the heat transfer coefficient increases by increasing the heat flux on the evaporator or by reducing the inside pressure. The effect of heat transfer mode of the condenser (natural or forced) also affected the overall heat transfer coefficient in the cycle. At the 200W heating load, the values of the heat transfer coefficients were 32 and 1.5 kW/m². ˚C, for natural and forced convection modes, respectively. The temperature difference between the evaporator and the refrigerant saturation pressure was found to be dependent on heat flux and the pressure inside the system. At 40 W heating load, the heat transfer coefficient was calculated to be 500, 3000 and 7300 W/oC.m2 at 0.152, .135 and 0.117 reduced pressure, respectively. It can be concluded that such a thermosyphon system can be used to cool high heat flux devices. This can be done using an environmentally friendly refrigerant and without any need for power to force the convection at the condenser.


2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Balakrishnan ◽  
Lal Dhasan ◽  
Saravanan Rajagopal

An investigation on in-tube flow boiling heat transfer of R-134a/R-290/R-600a (91%/4.068%/4.932% by mass) refrigerant mixture has been carried out in a varied heat flux condition using a tube-in-tube counter-flow test section. The boiling heat transfer coefficients at temperatures between -5 and 5?C for mass flow rates varying from 3 to 5 g/s were experimentally arrived. Acetone is used as hot fluid, which flows in the outer tube of diameter 28.57 mm, while the test fluid flows in the inner tube of diameter 9.52 mm. By regulating the acetone flow rate and its entry temperature, different heat flux conditions between 2 and 8 kW/m2 were maintained. The pressure of the refrigerant was maintained at 3.5, 4, and 5 bar. Flow pattern maps constructed for the considered operating conditions indicated that the flow was predominantly stratified and stratified wavy. The heat transfer coefficient was found to vary between 500 and 2200 W/m2K. The effect of nucleate boiling prevailing even at high vapor quality in a low mass and heat flux application is high-lighted. The comparison of experimental results with the familiar correlations showed that the correlations over predict the heat transfer coefficients of this mixture.


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