Prediction of refrigerant void fraction in horizontal tubes using probabilistic flow regime maps |
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Authors: | EW Jassim TA Newell JC Chato |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA |
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Abstract: | A state of the art review of two-phase void fraction models in smooth horizontal tubes is provided and a probabilistic two-phase flow regime map void fraction model is developed for refrigerants under condensation, adiabatic, and evaporation conditions in smooth, horizontal tubes. Time fraction information from a generalized probabilistic two-phase flow map is used to provide a physically based weighting of void fraction models for different flow regimes. The present model and void fraction models in the literature are compared to data from multiple sources including R11, R12, R134a, R22, R410A refrigerants, 4.26–9.58 mm diameter tubes, mass fluxes from 70 to 900 kg/m2 s, and a full quality range. The present model has a mean absolute deviation of 3.5% when compared to the collected database. |
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Keywords: | Void fraction Review Refrigerant Probabilistic Flow regime map Horizontal tubes |
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