A Generalized Pressure Drop Correlation for Evaporation and Condensation of Alternative Refrigerants in Smooth and Micro-Fin Tubes
A Generalized Pressure Drop Correlation for Evaporation and Condensation of Alternative Refrigerants in Smooth and Micro-Fin Tubes
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DOI:
10.6028/nist.ir.6333
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发表时间:
2018-03
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7.3
通讯作者:
Jun-young Choi;M. Kedzierski;P. Domanski
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作者:
Jun-young Choi;M. Kedzierski;P. Domanski
This paper presents a pressure drop correlation for evaporation and condensation in smooth and micro-fin tubes. The correlation was developed from a database consisting of the following pure and mixed refrigerants: R125, R134a, R32, R410A (R32/R125 50/50 % mass), R22, R407C (R32/R125/R134a, 23/25/52 % mass) and R32/R134a (25/75 % mass). The new correlation was obtained by replacing the friction factor and the tube-diameter in the Bo Pierre correlation with a friction factor derived from pressure drop data for a micro-fin tube and the hydraulic diameter, respectively. The new correlation predicted the measured micro-fin data with an average residual of 10.8 %, and it also predicted the pressure drop in smooth tube with an average residual of 15.0 %. In addition, the correlation was used to predict pressure drop data for refrigerant/lubricant mixtures by using a viscosity-mixing rule. As a result, the new correlation predicted the measured evaporation and condensation pressure drop data for mixtures of various lubricants with R12, R22, and R134a with an average residual of 19.0 %. Keyword: alternative refrigerants, correlation, friction factor, heat transfer, hydraulic diameter, micro-fin tube, pressure drop, smooth tube, two-phase flow 1 Certain trade names and company products are mentioned in the text or identified in an illustration in order to adequately specify the experimental procedure and equipment used. In no case does such an identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that the products are necessarily the best available for the purpose.