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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2008.32.4.542

Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Mixture Refrigerant R-407C  

Roh, Geon-Sang (동명대학교 냉동공조공학과)
Oh, Hoo-Kyu (부경대학교 기계공학부 냉동공조공학과)
Son, Chang-Hyo (부경대학교 기계공학부)
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Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.32, no.4, 2008 , pp. 542-549 More about this Journal
Abstract
The evaporation heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of R-22 and R-407C in a horizontal copper tube were investigated experimentally. The main components of the refrigerant loop are a receiver, a compressor, a mass flow meter, a condenser and a double pipe type evaporator (test section). The test section consists of a smooth copper tube of 6.4 mm inner diameter. The refrigerant mass fluxes were varied from 100 to $300\;kg/m^2s$ and the saturation temperature of evaporator were $5^{\circ}C$. The evaporation heat transfer coefficients of R-22 and R-407C increase with the increase of mass flux and vapor quality. The evaporation heat transfer coefficients of R-22 is about $5.68{\times}46.6%$ higher than that of R-407C. The evaporation pressure drop of R-22 and R-407C increase with the increase of mass flux. The pressure drop of R-22 is similar to that of R-407C. In comparison with test results and existing correlations, correlations failed to predict the evaporation heat transfer coefficient of R-22 and R-407C. therefore, it is necessary to develope reliable and accurate predictions determining the evaporation heat transfer coefficient of R-22 and R-407C in a horizontal tube.
Keywords
Evaporator; Heat transfer coefficient; Mixture refrigerant; Pressure drop;
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