Experimental study on flow boiling heat transfer of multiport tubes with R245fa and R1234ze(E)

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 335-352

  Vakili Farahani, F ^a   Agostini, B ^b   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Multiport tube; R1234ze(E); R245fa; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DRY-OUT; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW BOILING; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; MULTI-PORT; ON FLOW; PREDICTION METHODS; R1234ZE; R245FA; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SLUG FLOW; UPWARD FLOW; VAPOR QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REFRIGERANTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAPORS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84873310665     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.12.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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