Abstract
This research work presents a detailed description of the flow patterns maps generated in a horizontal pipe of the collector/evaporator of a direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump, using R600a refrigerant as working fluid. The study was performed in a pipe with an internal diameter of 3.8 mm and a length of 1000 mm, mass velocities varying between 197.59 and 267.26 kg·m-2·s-1 and heat flux between 72.83 and 488.27 W·m-2; during the experimental tests, an incident solar radiation between 0 and 652.9 W·m-2 was present. The Wojtan, Ursenbacher and Thome correlation was considered for the analysis and the model used does not require iterative calculations; moreover, it carries out a detailed analysis of the different zones present along the pipe. The predominant zones in this study are intermittent, annular and dryout, found in the five tests, however, due to the working conditions in all tests with the exception of test A, mist and stratified-wavy flow were found.
Translated title of the contribution | Numerical analysis of flow pattern map of R600a in a collector/evaporator of a solar-assisted heat pump |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 111-121 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Ingenius |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 29 Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank to the Research Group in Renewable Energies and Mechanical Implementation of SMEs of the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana and to the Research Group in Energy and Thermodynamics of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Flow patterns
- Heat transfer
- R600a
- Two-phase flow
CACES Knowledge Areas
- 517A Mechanics and allied metalworking occupations