Effects of oil on boiling R-123 and R-134a flowing normal to an integral-finned tube bundle
Local, experimental heat transfer coefficients have been measured for boiling refrigerant flowing up and across a tube bundle segment representing a full flooded evaporator tube bundle. R-123 and R-134a data with 26 fins per inch (1,024 fins per meter) tubes have been obtained. The refrigerant enters at 15% vapor quality and exits at nearly 100% vapor in order to simulate an actual flooded evaporator bundle. The nominal area heat flux was varied from 2,607 to 10,427 Btu/h{center{underscore}dot}ft{sup 2} (8,224 to 32,893 W/m{sup 2}) as the tube bundle oil content ranged from 0 to 15% (by weight) for each refrigerant/tube combination. The performance of R-22 without oil has also been determined. Local tube and bulk fluid temperatures were 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).
- Research Organization:
- Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20002330
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990102-; ISSN 0001-2505; TRN: IM200002%%330
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL (US), 01/23/1999--01/27/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: ASHRAE transactions 1999: Technical and symposium papers. Volume 105, Part 1, 1387 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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