Influence of nucleation on the flow boiling heat transfer coefficient of a refrigerant mixture under varied heat flux conditions |
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Authors: | B Raja D K Kumar D M Lal R Saravanan |
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Institution: | (1) College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Abstract: | The influence of nucleation on the flow boiling heat transfer coefficient of R-134a/R-290/R-600a refrigerant mixture is experimentally
studied in a smooth horizontal tube of 12.7 mm diameter. The heat transfer coefficients are experimentally measured for stratified
flow patterns under a varied heat flux condition; a condition found in the evaporator of refrigerators and deep freezers.
The experiments are conducted in a counter-current heat exchanger test section. By regulating the flow rate and inlet temperature
of acetone, which is the heating fluid flowing in the outer tube, a varied heat flux is provided to the refrigerant flowing
in the inner tube. The refrigerant mass flow rate is fixed between 3 and 5 g s−1 and its inlet temperature between −8.59 and 5.33°C, which corresponds to a pressure of 3.2 to 5 bar. The significance of
nucleate boiling prevailing in the above-mentioned evaporators is highlighted. The experimental heat transfer coefficients
are also compared with well known heat transfer correlations. |
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