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The non-traditional heat exchangers type effect on two phase heat transfer during evaporation process

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Enhancement of heat transfer during the evaporation process investigated experimentally. Sub-cooled carbon dioxide flows inside nontraditional heat exchangers; micropipe heat exchanger with internal diameter of 0.6 mm and a porous tube one filled with gravel sand with porosity of 39.8 %. The experiments were carried out at different operating conditions. It is found that the heat transfer coefficient of the micropipe heat exchangers reached twice of the porous tube heat exchanger. Correlations utilized in the literature were used to validate experimental results. Good conformity was obtained.

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Abbreviations

A i :

The internal surface area of heat exchanger (m2)

A o :

The external surface area of heat exchanger (m2)

ASD:

Average standard deviation

Bo :

Bond number

Br :

Brinkman number

CO 2 :

Carbon dioxide

Da :

Darcy number

DAS :

Data acquisition system

D e :

Effective diameter (m)

D i :

Internal diameter (m)

Do :

External diameter (m)

d m :

Mean diameter (m)

Eu :

Euler number

Ga :

Galilio number

h fg :

Latent heat of vaporization (kJ kg−1)

h g, h f :

Vapor and liquid latent heat (kJ kg−1)

h i :

Inner surface heat transfer coefficient (W m−2. K−1)

h o :

Outer surface heat transfer coefficient (W m−2. K−1)

Ja :

Jacob number

k :

Permeability of the porous

K a :

Apparent thermal conductivity (W m−1. K−1)

K m :

Mean thermal conductivity (W m−1. K−1)

K s :

Thermal conductivity of the solid material (W m−1. K−1)

L :

Length of evaporation region (m)

N:

Number of data points

\(\overline{Nu}\) :

Nusselt number

P in :

Test section inlet pressure (kPa)

P g :

Gauge pressure (kPa)

P b :

Barometric pressure (kPa)

Pr :

Prandtl number

Re :

Reynolds number

T amb :

Ambient temperature (°C)

T sat :

Evaporator inlet saturation temperature (°C)

T surf :

Calculated outer surface temperature (°C)

T is :

The tube inside wall surface temperature (°C)

T si :

Thermocouple outer surface temperature reading (°C)

t :

Pipe thickness (m)

We :

Weber number

W hi :

Uncertainty of heat transfer coefficient

ΔXi :

Distance along the evaporator between two subsequent thermocouples

ρ :

Gas density (kg m−3)

ε :

Porosity

ρ m :

Mean density (kg m−3)

μ m :

Mean dynamic viscosity (Pa. S)

\(\dot{m}_{\text{CO}_{2}}\) :

Mass flow rate of carbon dioxide (kg s−1)

\(\dot{Q}_{\text{CO}_{2}}\) :

Total heat transfer rate rejected from carbon dioxide gas (Watt)

\(\dot{V}\) :

Volumetric flow rate (m3 s−1)

a :

Apparent

amb :

Ambient

b :

Barometric

corr :

Correlated

e :

Effective

exp :

Experimental

f :

Liquid

g :

Gas

i :

Internal

in :

Inlet

is :

Inside wall surface

m :

Mean

o :

External

s :

Solid

surf :

Surface

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Abed Alrzaq S. Alshqirate is an Associate Professor of Alshoubak University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan in 2008. His research interest includes thermal sciences, heat transfer and heat exchangers, cooling and heating microsystems, and renewable energy systems. Dr. Alshqirate is a member of Jordan National Committee of International Institute of Refrigeration (JNC/IIR).

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Alshqirate, A.A.S. The non-traditional heat exchangers type effect on two phase heat transfer during evaporation process. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 2667–2675 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-0537-9

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