Flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop of R-134a in a mini tube: An experimental investigation

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 636-644

  Copetti, Jacqueline B ^a   Macagnan, Mario H ^a   Zinani, Flávia ^a   Kunsler, Nicole L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat transfer coefficients; Mini channels; Pressure drop; R 134a

Indexed keywords

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; DISCRETE VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; HORIZONTAL TUBES; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; LOW QUALITIES; MASS VELOCITY; MEASURED DATA; MINI CHANNELS; MINI TUBES; PREDICTIVE MODELS; R-134A; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; VAPOR QUALITY;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 79951953787     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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