Measurement Techniques for Horizontal Flow Boiling Heat Transfer With Pure and Mixed Refrigerants

Published

January 1, 1989

Author(s)

D. S. Jung, Mark O. McLinden, R Radermacher

Abstract

A test rig and measurement techniques for horizontal flow boiling of pure and mixed refrigerants are described. Local heat transfer coefficients were measured for R22/R114 and R12/R152a mixtures as well as the corresponding pure components. The test section consists of an 8-m-Iong, 9.1-mm-i-d., electrically heated stainless steel tube and has the distinctive feature of variable heated length. Details of pressure, composition, and fluid and wall temperature measurements are discussed. The composition of sub-cooled liquid entering test section varied form test to test and it is recommended that it be measured for each test. For the R22/R114 mixture, local composition measurements in the annular liquid film revealed a composition variation of up to 0.07 mole fraction around the circumference of the heated tube.

Citation

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volume

2

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

refrigerants, heat transfer, mixtures, stainless steels, pressure, wall temperature, pressure, wall temperature, experiments, power supply, composition (property), data analysis, verification, temperature measurements

Citation

Jung, D. , McLinden, M. and Radermacher, R. (1989), Measurement Techniques for Horizontal Flow Boiling Heat Transfer With Pure and Mixed Refrigerants, Experimental Heat Transfer, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910715 (Accessed October 28, 2025)