scholarly journals Can the heat transfer coefficients for single-phase flow and for convective flow boiling be equivalent?

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 064101 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Dorao ◽  
S. Drewes ◽  
M. Fernandino
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Flow ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients

Single Phase and Two Phase Flow Characteristics and Heat Transfer in Micro-Fin Tubes

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-ye Li ◽  
Si-pu Guo ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Jin-jia Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Error Band ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
New Correlation ◽  
Fin Tubes

An experimental investigation was performed with R22 and R410a for single-phase flow, evaporation and condensation inside five micro-fin tubes of various geometries to obtain pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics. The results suggest single-phase flow heat transfer coefficients are increased by 46% to 64% compared with smooth tubes values. Tube geometries that had higher evaporation heat transfer coefficients or higher condensation heat transfer coefficients were identified. Condensation pressure drop characteristics also varied with tube geometry. Based on experiment data, a new correlation which contains the characteristics of a liquid film in annular flow is established. The new correlation can predict the experimental data within an error band of 15% and, for 77% of the data from the literature, within an error band of 30%. The Choi et al. correlation can predict the present condensation pressure drop data within a 20% error band and the Yu and Koyama correlation can predict the present condensation heat transfer coefficient data within 25%.

Experimental Study on Heat Transfer of Single-Phase Flow and Boiling Two-Phase Flow in Vertical Narrow Annuli

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suizheng Qiu ◽  
Minoru Takahashi ◽  
Guanghui Su ◽  
Dounan Jia
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Annular Channel ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Narrow Annuli ◽  
Narrow Gaps

Water single-phase and nucleate boiling heat transfer were experimentally investigated in vertical annuli with narrow gaps. The experimental data about water single-phase flow and boiling two-phase flow heat transfer in narrow annular channel were accumulated by two test sections with the narrow gaps of 1.0mm and 1.5mm. Empirical correlations to predict the heat transfer of the single-phase flow and boiling two-phase flow in the narrow annular channel were obtained, which were arranged in the forms of the Dittus-Boelter for heat transfer coefficients in a single-phase flow and the Jens-Lottes formula for a boiling two-phase flow in normal tubes, respectively. The mechanism of the difference between the normal channel and narrow annular channel were also explored. From experimental results, it was found that the turbulent heat transfer coefficients in narrow gaps are nearly the same to the normal channel in the experimental range, and the transition Reynolds number from a laminar flow to a turbulent flow in narrow annuli was much lower than that in normal channel, whereas the boiling heat transfer in narrow annular gap was greatly enhanced compared with the normal channel.

Single Phase and Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Water and Ethanol in a Mini-Channel Array

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. Alnaser ◽  
K. Spindler ◽  
H. Mu¨ller-Steinhagen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
High Speed Video Camera

A test rig was constructed to investigate flow boiling in an electrically heated horizontal mini-channel array. The test section is made of copper and consists of twelve parallel mini-channels. The channels are 1 mm deep, 1 mm wide and 250 mm long. The test section is heated from underneath with six cartridge heaters. The channels are covered with a glass plate to allow visual observations of the flow patterns using a high-speed video-camera. The wall temperatures are measured at five positions along the channel axis with two resistance thermometers in a specified distance in heat flow direction. Local heat transfer coefficients are obtained by calculating the local heat flux. The working fluids are deionised water and ethanol. The experiments were performed under near atmospheric pressure (0.94 bar to 1.2 bar absolute). The inlet temperature was kept constant at 20°C. The measurements were taken for three mass fluxes (120; 150; 185 kg/m2s) at heat fluxes from 7 to 375 kW/m2. Heat transfer coefficients are presented for single phase forced convection, subcooled and saturated flow boiling conditions. The heat transfer coefficient increases slightly with rising heat flux for single phase flow. A strong increase is observed in subcooled flow boiling. At high heat flux the heat transfer coefficient decreases slightly with increasing heat flux. The application of ethanol instead of water leads to an increase of the surface temperature. At the same low heat flux flow boiling heat transfer occurs with ethanol, but in the experiments with water single phase heat transfer is still dominant. It is because of the lower specific heat capacity of ethanol compared to water. There is a slight influence of the mass flux in the investigated parameter range. The pictures of a high-speed video-camera are analysed for the two-phase flow-pattern identification.

scholarly journals Two-dimensional heat transfer coefficients with simultaneous flow visualisations during two-phase flow boiling in a PDMS microchannel

2018 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 624-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Korniliou ◽  
Coinneach Mackenzie-Dover ◽  
John R.E. Christy ◽  
Souad Harmand ◽  
Anthony J. Walton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Pdms Microchannel

Nucleate Boiling and Critical Heat Flux From Protruded Chip Arrays During Flow Boiling

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. O. Gersey ◽  
I. Mudawar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Critical Heat Flux ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Subcooled Flow

The effects of chip protrusion on the forced-convection boiling and critical heat flux (CHF) of a dielectric coolant (FC-72) were investigated. The multi-chip module used in the present study featured a linear array of nine, 10 mm x 10 mm, simulated microelectronic chips which protruded 1 mm into a 20-mm wide side of a rectangular flow channel. Experiments were performed in vertical up flow with 5-mm and 2-mm channel gap thicknesses. For each configuration, the velocity and subcooling of the liquid were varied from 13 to 400 cm/s and 3 to 36° C, respectively. The nucleate boiling regime was not affected by changes in velocity and subcooling, and critical heat flux generally increased with increases in either velocity or subcooling. Higher single-phase heat transfer coefficients and higher CHF values were measured for the protruded chips compared to similar flush-mounted chips. However, adjusting the data for the increased surface area and the increased liquid velocity above the chip caused by the protruding chips yielded a closer agreement between the protruded and flush-mounted results. Even with the velocity and area adjustments, the most upstream protruded chip had higher single-phase heat transfer coefficients and CHF values for high velocity and/or highly-subcooled flow as compared the downstream protruded chips. The results show that, except for the most upstream chip, the performances of protruded chips are very similar to those of flush-mounted chips.

Simulation of Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in Mini- and Micro-Channels for Concentrating Photovoltaics Cooling

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin Pellicone ◽  
Alfonso Ortega ◽  
Marcelo del Valle ◽  
Steven Schon
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Micro Channels

Advances in concentrating photovoltaics technology have generated a need for more effective thermal management techniques. Research in photovoltaics has shown that there is a more than 50% decrease in PV cell efficiency when operating temperatures approach 60°C. It is estimated that a waste heat load in excess of 500 W/cm2 will need to be dissipated at a solar concentration of 10,000 suns. Mini- and micro-scale heat exchangers provide the means for large heat transfer coefficients with single phase flow due to the inverse proportionality of Nusselt number with respect to the hydraulic diameter. For very high heat flux situations, single phase forced convection in micro-channels may not be sufficient and hence convective flow boiling in small scale heat exchangers has gained wider scrutiny due to the much higher achievable heat transfer coefficients due to latent heat of vaporization and convective boiling. The purpose of this investigation is to explore a practical and accurate modeling approach for simulating multiphase flow and heat transfer in mini- and micro-channel heat exchangers. The work is specifically aimed at providing a modeling tool to assist in the design of a mini/micro-scale stacked heat exchanger to operate in the boiling regime. The flow side energy and momentum equations have been implemented using a one-dimensional homogeneous approach, with local heat transfer coefficients and friction factors supplied by literature correlations. The channel flow solver has been implemented in MATLAB™ and embedded within the COMSOL™ FEM solver which is used to model the solid side conduction problem. The COMSOL environment allows for parameterization of design variables leading to a fully customizable model of a two-phase heat exchanger.

Thermofluid Characteristics of Two-Phase Microgap Coolers

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae W. Kim ◽  
Emil Rahim ◽  
Avram Bar-Cohen ◽  
Bongtae Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Dissolved Gas ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Phase Water

The thermofluid characteristics of a chip-scale microgap cooler, including single-phase flow of water and FC-72 and flow boiling of FC-72, are explored. Heat transfer and pressure drop results for single phase water are used to validate a detailed numerical model and, together with the convective FC-72 data, establish a baseline for microgap cooler performance. Experimental results for single phase water and FC-72 flowing in 120 μm, 260 μm and 600 μm microgap coolers, 31mm wide by 34mm long, at velocities of 0.1 – 2 m/s are reported. “Pseudo-boiling” driven by dissolved gas and flow boiling of FC-72 are found to provide significant enhancement in heat transfer relative to theoretical single phase values.

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