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Flow Boiling Characteristics for R1234ze(E) in 1.0 and 2.2 mm Circular Channels

Tibirica, Cristiano Bigonha
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Ribatski, Gherhardt  
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Thome, John Richard  
2012
JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Experimental flow boiling heat transfer results are presented for horizontal 1.0 and 2.2 mm I. D. (internal diameter) stainless steel tubes for tests with R1234ze(E), a new refrigerant developed as a substitute for R134a with a much lower global warming potential (GWP). The experiments were performed for these two tube diameters in order to investigate a possible transition between macro and microscale flow boiling behavior. The experimental campaign includes mass velocities ranging from 50 to 1500 kg/m(2) s, heat fluxes from 10 to 300 kW/m(2), exit saturation temperatures of 25, 31 and 35 degrees C, vapor qualities from 0.05 to 0.99 and heated lengths of 180 mm and 361 mm. Flow pattern characterization was performed using high speed videos. Heat transfer coefficient, critical heat flux and flow pattern data were obtained. R1234ze(E) demonstrated similar thermal performance to R134a data when running at similar conditions. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4004933]

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research article
DOI
10.1115/1.4004933
Web of Science ID

WOS:000298537600007

Author(s)
Tibirica, Cristiano Bigonha
Ribatski, Gherhardt  
Thome, John Richard  
Date Issued

2012

Published in
JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
Volume

134

Issue

2

Article Number

020906

Subjects

R1234ze(E)

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flow boiling

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microchannels

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Chf

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Critical Heat-Flux

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Horizontal Tubes

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Transfer Model

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Part I

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Microchannel

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Evaporation

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Patterns

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R245Fa

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Water

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R134A

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February 9, 2012
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