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The heat transfer characteristics of supercritical carbon dioxide in a horizontal tube with water in the vertical cross flow form were experimentally investigated. The results indicate that the changes of inlet pressure, mass flow rate, and cooling water flow rate have major effects on heat transfer performance. The variations of Reynolds number and Prandtl number were obtained in counter flow and vertical cross flow. The four conventional correlations for convection heat transfer of supercritical carbon dioxide were verified by the experimental data in this study and the correlation agree with this experimental condition was determined.
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Translated from Journal of Refrigeration, 2007, 28(1): 8–11 [译自:制 冷学报]
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Lv, J., Fu, M., Qin, N. et al. Experimental study on heat transfer characteristics of supercritical carbon dioxide in horizontal tube. Front. Energy Power Eng. China 2, 339–343 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-008-0045-y
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