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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.4.1466

Heat Transfer Characteristics in the Evaporator of a Soft Ice Cream Maker  

Byun, Ho-Won (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon)
Lee, Jin-Wook (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon)
Kim, Nae-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.4, 2012 , pp. 1466-1473 More about this Journal
Abstract
Soft icecream is made by scraping an ice formed on the inside of the cylindrical evaporator, where R-404A is evaporating in the annulus. The heat transfer characteristics of the refrigerant evaporation and those during icecream formation were experimentally investigated. Results show that the refrigerant-side heat transfer coefficients are highly dependent on the location in the evaporator due to the complex annulus configuration. The heat transfer coefficient at the inlet is generally lower than those of other locations. The average heat transfer coefficient increases as heat flux increases or saturation temperature decreases. A correlation is developed to predict the refrigerant-side heat transfer coefficient. The icecream-side heat transfer coefficient oscillates continuously due to the periodic removal of ice formed on the surface. The average heat transfer coefficient during icecream formation is approximately 280 W/$m^2K$, and that during single-phase cooling increased from 150 W/$m^2K$ to 250 W/$m^2K$.
Keywords
Icecream; Heat transfer characteristic; Refrigerant; Evaporation;
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