Experimental Study on the Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Mini-Channel with Offset Fins

The present study studied the flow boiling heat transfer performance of a mini channel with offset fins experimentally. The hydraulic diameter for it is 1.59 mm with 9 offset rectangular channels. The influences of saturation pressure, mass flux and heat flux on heat transfer coefficient were invest...

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Main Authors: Tao Wen, Hongbo Zhan, Yimo Luo, Dalin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/2/22/1376
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Summary:The present study studied the flow boiling heat transfer performance of a mini channel with offset fins experimentally. The hydraulic diameter for it is 1.59 mm with 9 offset rectangular channels. The influences of saturation pressure, mass flux and heat flux on heat transfer coefficient were investigated. The experimental results reveal that when the vapor quality of refrigerant is less than 0.6, the mass flux has negligible influence on heat transfer coefficient. While it increases with both the saturation pressure and heat flux. Differently, in the high quality region, the heat transfer coefficient has an ascending trend with the increase of mass flux and is not affected by heat flux and saturation pressure.
ISSN:2504-3900