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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2013.37.4.395

Effect of Aspect Ratio of Flat Tube on R410A Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop  

Kim, Nae Hyun (Dept. of Mechanical System Engineering, Univ. of Incheon)
Lee, Eul Jong (Dept. of Mechanical System Engineering, Univ. of Incheon)
Byun, Ho Won (Dept. of Mechanical System Engineering, Univ. of Incheon)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.37, no.4, 2013 , pp. 395-404 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, R-410A evaporation heat transfer tests were conducted in flattened tubes made from 5-mm round tubes. The test range covered a saturation temperature of $15^{\circ}C$, heat flux of $5{\sim}15kW/m^2K$, and mass flux of $200-400kg/m^2s$. The results showed that both the condensation heat transfer coefficient and the pressure drop increased as the aspect ratio increased, with a pronounced increase for an aspect ratio of 4. A comparison of the flattened tube data with existing correlations revealed that the heat transfer coefficients were reasonably predicted by the Shah correlation, and the pressure drops were reasonably predicted by the Jung and Radermacher correlation.
Keywords
Evaporation; Heat Transfer; Pressure Drop; Aspect Ratio;
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