Summary
Flow condensation heat transfer coefficients (HTCs) of R22, R134a, R407C, and R410A inside horizontal plain and microfin tubes of 9.52 mm outside diameter and 1 m length were measured at the condensation temperature of 40 °C with mass fluxes of 100, 200, and 300 kg m-2 s-1 and a heat flux of 7.7-7.9 kW m-2. For a plain tube, HTCs of R134a and R410A were similar to those of R22 while HTCs of R407C are 11-15% lower than those of R22. For a microfin tube, HTCs of R134a were similar to those of R22 while HTCs of R407C and R410A were 23-53% and 10-21% lower than those of R22. For a plain tube, our correlation agreed well with the present data for all refrigerants exhibiting a mean deviation of 11.6%. Finally, HTCs of a microfin tube were 2-3 times higher than those of a plain tube and the heat transfer enhancement factor decreased as the mass flux increased for all refrigerants tested.
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- Original title: Flow condensation heat transfer coefficients of R22, R134a, R407C, and R410A inside plain and microfin tubes.
- Record ID : 2004-0555
- Languages: English
- Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 27 - n. 1
- Publication date: 2004/01
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Themes:
HCFCs;
HFCs;
Heat transfer;
Blends - Keywords: R410A; R407C; R134a; Heat transfer coefficient; Finned tube; Microfin tube; Measurement; Heat transfer; Bare pipe; R22; Refrigerant; Condensation
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