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Analytical Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Spirally Coiled Circular Fin-Tube Evaporator Operated Under Non-Frosting Conditions

무착상 조건에서 나선형 원형핀-튜브 증발기의 열전달 성능에 관한 해석적 연구

  • Received : 2010.03.09
  • Accepted : 2010.11.16
  • Published : 2011.02.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to predict the heat-transfer performance of a spirally coiled circular fin-tube evaporator in which either R134a or R600a was used; this heat-transfer performance was predicted by varying the mass flow rate, inlet air temperature, air flow rate, and tube thickness. Mean deviation for the analytical model from the measured data was ${\pm}8.3%$. Simulation results revealed that at a given mass flow rate, the heat-transfer rate of the evaporator using R600a was higher than that usingR134a because the enthalpy of the former is higher than that of the latter at the given conditions. The heat-transfer rate of both refrigerants increased with an increase in the air flow rate and inlet air temperature but decreased with an increase in the tube thickness.

본 연구의 목적은 나선형 원형핀-튜브 증발기의 열전달 성능에 관하여 해석적으로 연구하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 두 가지 냉매인 R134a 와 R600a 에 대하여 냉매의 질량유량, 공기온도, 공기풍량 및 튜브직경 변화에 대하여 나선형 원형핀-튜브 증발기의 열전달 성능변화를 고찰하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 증발기 성능해석 프로그램은 실험결과와 평균 8.3% 오차 범위 안에서 잘 예측되었다. 결과적으로, 동일한 냉매유량 범위에서 R600a 를 사용하는 경우가 R134a 를 사용하는 경우보다 더 우수한 열전달율을 나타내었다. 열전달량은 풍량 및 공기온도가 증가할수록 증가하였으나 열전달량은 튜브두께가 증가할수록 감소하였다.

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