Characteristics of two-phase flow pattern transitions and pressure drop of five refrigerants in horizontal circular small tubes

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 578-588

  Pamitran, A S ^a   Choi, Kwang Il ^b   Oh, Jong Taek ^b   Hrnjak, Pega ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acier inoxydable; Chute de pression; Corr lation; Correlation; changeur de chaleur; coulement diphasique; Exp rimentation; Flow boiling; Flow pattern; Horizontal small tubes; Pressure drop; R 134a; R 22; R 290; R 744; R410A; Refrigerant; Tube horizontal; Vitesse

Indexed keywords

ACIER INOXYDABLE; CHUTE DE PRESSION; DIABATIC; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW BOILING; FLOW PATTERN MAP; HEAT-MASS TRANSFER; HORIZONTAL TUBES; INNER DIAMETERS; INNER TUBES; MASS FLUX; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SMOOTH TUBES; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; SUPERPOSITION MODEL; TWO-PHASE FLOW BOILING; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; VITESSE;

HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; STAINLESS STEEL; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 77149153696     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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