DA-00-11-1 -- Effects of Oil on Boiling of Replacement Refrigerants Flowing Normal to a Tube Bundle-Part I: R-123 PDF

Local experimental heat transfer coefficients have been obtained for boiling refrigerant flowing up and across a tube bundle segment representing a full flooded evaporator tube bundle. R-123 data with a structured enhanced boiling tube are available. The refrigerant enters at 15% vapor quality and exits at nearly 100% vapor in order to simulate an actual flooded evaporator bundle. Both heat flux, 2607 to 10,427 Btu/h·ft² (8224 to 32,893 W/m² ), and oil content, 0% to 15% (by weight), are varied; the mass flux is not varied independently but set by the heat flux. Local tube and bulk fluid temperatures are measured directly, by thermocouples, to calculate the refrigerant-side heat transfer coefficients. The bundle segment saturation temperature set point (taken at the top of the tube bundle) is 40°F (4.4°C).

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