Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Experiment on Boiling Heat Transfer of Refrigerant R134a in Mini-channels
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Abstract:
The flow boiling heat transfer characteristics of refrigerant R134a flowing inside two different kinds of mini-channels are investigated. One channel is multi-port extruded with the hydraulic diameter of 0.63 mm, and the other one is rectangular with offset fins and a hydraulic diameter of 1.28 mm. The experiments are performed with a mass flow rate between 68 and 630 kg/(m2·s), a heat flux between 9 and 64 kW/m2, and a saturation pressure between 0.24 and 0.63 MPa, under the constant heat flux heating mode. It is found that the effect of mass flow rate on boiling heat transfer is related to heat flux, and that with the increase of heat flux, the effect can only be efficient in higher vapor quality region. The effects of heat flux and saturation pressure on boiling heat transfer are related to a threshold vapor quality, and the value will gradually decrease with the increase of heat flux or saturation pressure. Based on these analyses, a new correlation is proposed to predict the boiling heat transfer coefficient of refrigerant R134a in the mini-channels under the experimental conditions.
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