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Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of R-404A at Low Flow Rates in 9.5 mm O.D. Smooth and Microfin Tubes

낮은 유량에서 외경 9.5 mm 평활관과 마이크로핀관 내 R-404A 증발 열전달 및 압력 손실

  • Kim, Nae-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2018.03.02
  • Accepted : 2018.06.01
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

A significant amount of studies were performed on evaporation heat transfer and pressure drop in microfin tubes. Most studies, however, focused on the refrigerants used in air-conditioners or heat pumps, and very limited information is available on R-404A, which is used in low temperature refrigeration. In this study, the evaporation heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of R-404A in a 9.5 mm O.D. microfin tube were investigated for the mass flux range from $80kg/m^2s$ and $200kg/m^2s$. A smooth tube of the same outer dimeter was also tested for comparison. The results showed that the heat transfer enhancement ratio of the microfin tube increased with increasing mass flux and the heat flux decreased. The relative contribution of the convective heat transfer and the heat flux on total heat transfer was attributed to the observed trend. The pressure drops of the microfin tube were slightly (maximum 28%) larger than those of the smooth tube. Existing correlations do not adequately predict the measured heat transfer coefficients of pressure drops, probably due to the test range of the present study, which is outside of the existing correlations.

그간 마이크로핀관 내 증발 열전달 및 압력 손실에 대하여 다수의 연구가 수행되었다. 하지만 대부분의 연구는 에어컨이나 히트 펌프에 사용되는 냉매에 대하여 수행되었고 R-404A에 대해서는 매우 제한된 연구만이 존재한다. R-404A는 근공비혼합냉매로 오존층 파괴와 관련하여 R-502를 대체하여 주로 저온 냉동, 냉장에 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 낮은 질량유속 ($80kg/m^2s$에서 $200kg/m^2s$)에서 외경 9.5 mm 마이크로핀관 내 R-404A 증발 열전달 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 비교를 위해 외경 9.5 mm 평활관에 대한 실험도 수행하였다. 실험 결과 마이크로핀관의 전열촉진비는 질량유속이 증가할수록, 열유속이 감소할수록 증가하였다. 이러한 현상은 마이크로핀에 의한 대류 열전달의 증가와 열유속의 상대적 기여에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 또한 실험 범위에서 마이크로핀관의 마찰손실이 평활관의 마찰손실보다 다소 (최대 28%) 크게 나타났다. 기존 상관식은 저유량 R-404A 열전달계수 및 압력손실을 적절히 예측하지 못하는데 이는 본 실험 범위가 기존 상관식의 범위 밖에 있기 때문으로 판단된다.

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