Impact of Channel Geometry on Two-Phase Flow Heat Transfer Characteristics of Refrigerants in Microchannel Heat Exchangers

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. Ravigururajan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Heat ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Microchannel surfaces, often machined to 20 to 1000 μm in width and depth, are employed in high-heat-flux applications. However, a large number of variables, control the two-phase flow heat transfer coefficient. The pressure, the surface heat flux, and the mass flux significantly affect the thermal transport. Experiments were conducted on a setup that was built for testing microchannel heat exchanges. The parameters considered in the study are power input: 20 to 300 W, volume flow rate: 35 to 300 ml/min, quality: 0 to 0.5, inlet subcooling: 5 to 15°C. The results indicate that the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop are functions of the flow quality, the mass flux, and, of course, the heat flux and the related surface superheat. The heat transfer coefficient decreases from a value of 12,000 W/m2-K to 9000, W/m2-K at 80°C, when the wall superheat is increased from 10 to 80°C. The coefficient decreases by 30 percent when the exit vapor quality is increased from 0.01 to 0.65.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Heat Transfer Coefficient of Two-Phase Flow Boiling with R290 in Horizontal Mini Channel

2021 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Ronald Akbar ◽  
Jong Taek Oh ◽  
Agus Sunjarianto Pamitran
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Various experiments have been conducted on the heat transfer coefficient of two-phase flow boiling in mini channel tubes. In addition to obtaining data on the heat transfer coefficients through experiments, many researchers have also compared their experimental data using existing correlations. This research aims to determine the characteristics of the heat transfer coefficient of refrigerant R290 from the data used by processing and knowing the best heat transfer coefficient correlation in predicting the experimental data so that the results are expected to be a reference for designing a heat exchanger or for further research. The experimental data predicted is the two-phase flow boiling in a horizontal tube 3 mm diameter, with the mass flux of 50-180 kg/m2s, heat flux of 5-20 kW/m2, saturation temperature of 0-11 °C, and vapor quality of 0-1. The correlation used in this research is based on the asymptotic flow model, where the model is a combination of the nucleate and convective flow boiling mechanisms. The results show an effect of mass flux and heat flux on the experimental heat transfer coefficient and the predicted R290 heat transfer coefficient with asymptotic correlations had a good and similar result to the experimental data.

The effect of surfactant concentrations and surface material on heat transfer coefficient in nucleate boiling regime

Kerntechnik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-374
Author(s):  
A. M. Refaey ◽  
S. Elnaggar ◽  
S. H. Abdel-Latif ◽  
A. Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Surfactant Solution ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

Abstract The nucleate boiling regime and two-phase flow are greater importance to the safety analysis of nuclear reactors. In this study, the boiling heat transfer in nuclear reactor is numerical investigated. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, ANSYS Fluent 17.2 is used and the boiling model is employed. The numerical predictions obtained are compared with the experimental data reported by A. Hamza et al. [9]. An experimental test rig is designed and constructed to investigate the effect of cooling water chemistry control and the material of heater surface. CFD software, allows the detailed analysis of the two-phase flow and heat transfer. In this paper, we evaluate the accuracy of the boiling model implemented in the ANSYS Fluent code. This model is based on the heat flux partitioning approach and accommodates the heat flux due to single-phase convection, quenching and evaporation. The validation carried out of surfactant fluid/vapor two-phase flow inside the 2-D cylindrical boiling vessel. A heated horizontal pipe with stainless steel, Aluminum, and Zircalloy surface materials are used to numerically predict the field temperature and void fraction. Different surfactant concentrations ranging from 0, (pure water) to 1500 ppm, and heat fluxes ranging from 31 to 110 kW/m2 are used. The results of the predicted model depict that the addition of SDS Surfactant and increasing the heat flux improves the coefficient of boiling heat transfer for a given concentration. Also, it was found that the increasing of the concentration of aqueous surfactant solution increases the pool boiling heat transfer coefficient. The aqueous surfactant solution SDS improved the heat transfer coefficient of Aluminum, Zircalloy and stainless steel surface materials by 135%.138% and 120% respectively. The results of the numerical model are nearly in agreement with that measured in experimental.

scholarly journals Research on flow boiling heat transfer for vertical upward and downward flows along a minichannel with a smooth heated surface

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 02014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinga Strąk ◽  
Magdalena Piasecka
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

The paper reports results for flow boiling heat transfer in a 1.7 mm deep minichannel vertically-oriented with upward and downward flow. The heated element for HFE-649 flowing upward or downward in a channel was a smooth plate. Infrared thermography allowed determining changes in temperature on the outer plate side. Two-phase flow structures were recorded through a glass pane at the other side of the channel being in contact with the fluid. Analysis of the results was performed on the basis of experimental series obtained for the same heat flux for upward and downward flows and two mass flow velocities. The results are presented as relationships between the heat transfer coefficient or the plate temperature and the channel length, boiling curves, and between the heat flux and the heat transfer coefficient and two-phase flow structure images. The impact of mass flow velocity on the heat transfer coefficient and two-phase flow structures for vertical upward and downward flows were discussed.

Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drops of R1234ze(E) in a Silicon Micro-pin Fin Evaporator

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Falsetti ◽  
M. Magnini ◽  
J. R. Thome
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

The development of newer and more efficient cooling techniques to sustain the increasing power density of high-performance computing systems is becoming one of the major challenges in the development of microelectronics. In this framework, two-phase cooling is a promising solution for dissipating the greater amount of generated heat. In the present study, an experimental investigation of two-phase flow boiling in a micro-pin fin evaporator is performed. The micro-evaporator has a heated area of 1 cm2 containing 66 rows of cylindrical in-line micro-pin fins with diameter, height, and pitch of, respectively, 50 μm, 100 μm, and 91.7 μm. The working fluid is R1234ze(E) tested over a wide range of conditions: mass fluxes varying from 750 kg/m2 s to 1750 kg/m2 s and heat fluxes ranging from 20 W/cm2 to 44 W/cm2. The effects of saturation temperature on the heat transfer are investigated by testing three different outlet saturation temperatures: 25 °C, 30 °C, and 35 °C. In order to assess the thermal–hydraulic performance of the current heat sink, the total pressure drops are directly measured, while local values of heat transfer coefficient are evaluated by coupling high-speed flow visualization with infrared temperature measurements. According to the experimental results, the mass flux has the most significant impact on the heat transfer coefficient while heat flux is a less influential parameter. The vapor quality varies in a range between 0 and 0.45. The heat transfer coefficient in the subcooled region reaches a maximum value of about 12 kW/m2 K, whilst in two-phase flow it goes up to 30 kW/m2 K.

scholarly journals Peripheral Heat Transfer Coefficient during Flow Boiling: Comparison between 2-D and 1-D Data Reduction and Discussion about Their Applicability

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 4483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Mastrullo ◽  
Alfonso William Mauro
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

This paper presents a critical analysis of possible data reduction procedures for the evaluation of local heat transfer coefficient during flow boiling experiments. The benchmark method using one-dimensional (1-D) heat transfer in a heated tube was compared to a new data reduction method in which both radial and circumferential contributions to the conductive heat transfer inside a metal tube are considered. Using published experimental flow boiling data, the circumferential profiles of the wall superheat, inner wall heat flux, and heat transfer coefficients were independently calculated with the two data reduction procedures. The differences between the two methods were then examined according to the different heat transfer behavior observed (symmetric or asymmetric), which in turn was related to the two-phase flow regimes occurring in a channel during evaporation. A statistical analysis using the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) index was then performed for a database of 417 collected flow boiling data taken under different operating conditions in terms of working fluid, saturation temperature, mass velocity, vapor quality, and imposed heat flux. Results showed that the maximum deviations between the two methods could reach up to 130% in the case of asymmetric heat transfer. Finally, the possible uses of the two data reduction methods are discussed, pointing out that the two-dimensional (2-D) model is the most reliable method to be employed in the case of high-level modeling of two-phase flow or advanced design of heat exchangers and heat spreader systems.

A Natural Circulation Model of the Closed Loop, Two-Phase Thermosyphon for Electronics Cooling

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Haider ◽  
Yogendra K. Joshi ◽  
Wataru Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Natural Circulation ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Electronics Cooling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

Abstract The study presents a model for the two-phase flow and heat transfer in the closed loop, two-phase thermosyphon (CLTPT) involving co-current natural circulation. Most available models deal with two-phase thermosyphons with counter-current circulation within a closed, vertical, wickless heat pipe. The present research focuses on CLTPTs for electronics cooling that face more complex two-phase flow patterns than the vertical heat pipes, due to closed loop geometry and smaller tube size. The present model is based on mass, momentum, and energy balances in the evaporator, rising tube, condenser, and the falling tube. The homogeneous two-phase flow model is used to evaluate the friction pressure drop of the two-phase flow imposed by the available gravitational head through the loop. The saturation temperature dictates both the chip temperature and the condenser heat rejection capacity. Thermodynamic constraints are applied to model the saturation temperature, which also depends upon the local heat transfer coefficient and the two-phase flow patterns inside the condenser. The boiling characteristics of the enhanced structure are used to predict the chip temperature. The model is compared with experimental data for dielectric working fluid PF-5060 and is in general agreement with the observed trends. The degradation of condensation heat transfer coefficient due to diminished vapor convective effects, and the presence of subcooled liquid in the condenser are expected to cause higher thermal resistance at low heat fluxes. The local condensation heat transfer coefficient is a major area of uncertainty.

Two Phase Heat Transfer of Ammonia in a Mini/Micro Channel

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hamayun Maqbool ◽  
Bjo¨rn Palm ◽  
R. Khodabandeh ◽  
Rashid Ali
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Vapour Quality ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Experiments have been performed to investigate heat transfer in a circular vertical mini channel made of stainless steel (AISI 316) with internal diameter of 1.70 mm and a uniformly heated length of 245 mm using ammonia as working fluid. The experiments are conducted for a heat flux range of 15 to 350 kW/m2 and mass flux range of 100 to 500 kg/m2s. The effects of heat flux, mass flux and vapour quality on the heat transfer coefficient are explored in detail. The experimental results show that the heat transfer coefficient increases with imposed wall heat flux while mass flux and vapour quality have no considerable effect. Experimental results are compared to predictive methods available in the literature for boiling heat transfer. The correlations of Cooper et al. [1] and Shah [3] are in good agreement with our experimental data.

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