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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2010.34.6.635

Experimental Study of Evaporative Heat Transfer Characteristics of R-134a with Channel-Bending Angle in Microchannel Heat Exchangers  

Lee, Hae-Seung (Energy System Technology Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Jeon, Dong-Soon (Energy System Technology Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Kim, Young-Lyoul (Energy System Technology Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Kim, Seon-Chang (Energy System Technology Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.34, no.6, 2010 , pp. 635-642 More about this Journal
Abstract
Experimental investigations have been carried out to examine the evaporative heat transfer characteristics of R-134a with the channel-bending angle (CBA) in microchannel heat exchangers. In this study, we examined the effects of evaporation temperature and Reynolds number of R-134a on the evaporative heat transfer characteristics of R-134a in microchannel heat exchangers with CBAs of $120^{\circ}$, $150^{\circ}$, and $180^{\circ}$ under counterflow conditions. Experimental results show that the evaporative heat transfer rate and evaporative heat transfer coefficient increased with an increase in the Reynolds number of R-134a. Further, the evaporative heat transfer rate corresponding to CBAs of $120^{\circ}$ and $150^{\circ}$ increased to values greater than the evaporative heat transfer rate corresponding to $180^{\circ}$ by approximately 17.1% and 13.3%, respectively, for evaporating temperatures in the range $4.9-14.9^{\circ}C$. The evaporative heat transfer coefficient was affected by the channel angle with increasing evaporative heat transfer coefficient at small channel bending angle.
Keywords
Channel Bending Angle; Evaporative Heat Transfer Coefficient; Micro-channel Heat Exchanger;
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