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Pool boiling heat transfer performance of low-GWP refrigerant R-513A on smooth tube

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This study presents the pool boiling heat transfer performance of R-513A, a low-GWP alternative to R-134a, on a smooth tube at various saturation temperatures. The tests were carried out in the heat flux range of 10 to 90 kW/m2. The experimental results show that at low heat flux \(q^{\prime\prime}\) ≤ 30 kW/m2, the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) of R-513A is equivalent to R-134a, while at heat flux 30 ≥ \(q^{\prime\prime}\) ≥ 90 kW/m2, the average HTC of R-513A is nearly 14% lower than that of R-134a irrespective of all the saturation temperatures. While the average HTC of pure R-513A is nearly 13% higher than that of R-1234ze(E). Further, the HTC of R-513A is compared with other similar alternative low GWP refrigerants R-1234yf, R-1234ze(E), and R-450A. According to the literature review, R-513A and R-1234yf perform almost equally well in terms of heat transfer during pool boiling. Depending on the boiling surface and testing setup, R-1234yf's pool boiling heat transfer performance is either less than or equal to R-134a.

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Abbreviations

\(D\) :

Tube diameter [m]

\(d\) :

Bubble diameter [mm]

\(h\) :

HTC [kW/m2⋅K]

\(k\) :

Thermal conductivity [W/m⋅K]

\(l\) :

Heated length [m]

\(M\) :

Molecular weight [g/mol]

\(P\) :

Pressure [kPa]

\(p_{{\text{r}}}\) :

Reduced pressure

\(Q\) :

Heat supply [W]

\(q^{^{\prime\prime}}\) :

Heat flux [kW/m2]

\(R_{a}\) :

Surface roughness [μm]

\(T\) :

Temperature [℃]

\(\rho\) :

Density [kg/m3]

\(\beta\) :

Contact angle [°]

\(\mu\) :

Viscosity [μPa⋅s]

\(\sigma\) :

Surface tension [N/m]

b:

Bubble

C:

Cooper

i:

Inside

l:

Liquid

o:

Outside

v:

Vapor

R & J:

Ribatski and Jabardo

w:

Wall

s:

Saturation

avg:

Average

GWP:

Global warming potential

HTC:

Heat transfer coefficient

HFC:

Hydro-fluoro carbon

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The authors are indebted to the experimental test facility support from Prof. Chi-Chuan Wang's lab, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu Taiwan-300.

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, analysis and first draft of the manuscript were performed by Abhishek Kumar. Shou-Yin Yang reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kumar, A., Yang, SY. Pool boiling heat transfer performance of low-GWP refrigerant R-513A on smooth tube. Heat Mass Transfer (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-024-03474-z

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