Experimental studies on the evaporative heat transfer and pressure drop of CO2 and CO2/propane mixtures flowing upward in smooth and micro-fin tubes with outer diameter of 5 mm for an inclination angle of 45°

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 922-931

  Cho, Jin Min ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^b   Kim, Min Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Evaporation; Experiment; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Inclined tube; Micro fin tube; Mixture; Pressure drop; Propane; Smooth tube

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HORIZONTAL TUBES; INCLINATION ANGLES; INCLINED TUBES; INLET TEMPERATURE; INNER DIAMETERS; MASS FLUX; MICROFIN TUBE; OUTER DIAMETERS; PROPANE MIXTURES; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SMOOTH TUBE; SMOOTH TUBES; TEST TUBE; VERTICAL TUBE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP; PROPANE;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77955228731     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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