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Nucleate boiling performance of R-22, R-123, R-134a, R-410A, and R-407C on smooth and enhanced tubes

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OSTI ID:649456
;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Industrial Technology Research Inst., Hsinchu (Taiwan, Province of China). Energy and Research Labs.
  2. National Central Univ., Chung Li (Taiwan, Province of China). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Investigation of the nucleate boiling heat transfer on several commercially available enhanced tubes and smooth tubes was carried out in this study. The working refrigerants included R-22, R-123, R-134a, R-410A, and R-407C. Experiments were conducted at saturation temperatures of 0 C and 20 C. For the W-TX tube at a given saturation temperature, the heat transfer coefficients for R-410A are the largest and for R-123 are the lowest. For the highly structured surface, W-B tube, the heat transfer coefficients for R-22 and R-410A are comparable, while the heat transfer coefficients for R-407C are the lowest.

OSTI ID:
649456
Report Number(s):
CONF-980123--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English