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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.2.129

Ice Formation on the Outer Surface of a Vertical Tube with Inside Refrigerant Boiling  

Nguyen, Minh Phu (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan.)
Lee, Geun-Sik (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.35, no.2, 2011 , pp. 129-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
An ice-making model has been developed and analyzed in this study. The effects of the following on the ice formation on the outer surface of a tube in which a refrigerant flows and boils are numerically investigated: thermal resistance of the refrigerant and thermal resistance of the ice formed on the outer surface of the tube. The ice thickness and related variables are analyzed in the case of the refrigerants R22 and R134a by using the expressions for phase-change heat transfer and boiling heat transfer coefficient. Vapor qualities of the refrigerants range from 0 to 0.8. As a result, up to the first 30 min, the internal convection resistance is higher than the thermal resistance of the ice on the external surface of the tube. However, after about 30 min, the thermal resistance of the ice increases remarkably due to the increase in the ice thickness. Thus, the heat flux to the refrigerant decreases, and further, the refrigerant quality and the boiling heat transfer coefficient also decrease. As the heat transfer coefficient of R22 is higher than that of R134a, the mass of the ice formed when R22 is used is higher than that formed when R134a is used.
Keywords
Ice Making; Latent Thermal Energy Storage; Boiling Heat Transfer; Ice Thermal Resistance;
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