Review of databases and predictive methods for heat transfer in condensing and boiling mini/micro-channel flows

SM Kim, I Mudawar - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014 - Elsevier
The importance of flow boiling and condensing mini/micro-channel devices to a large
number of modern applications has spurred an unusually large number of research efforts …

Flow boiling heat transfer and two-phase flow phenomena of CO2 in macro-and micro-channel evaporators: Fundamentals, applications and engineering design

L Cheng, G **a, JR Thome - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents a comprehensive review of fundamentals and engineering applications
of CO 2 flow boiling heat transfer, flow patterns and two-phase pressure drops in macro-and …

Universal approach to predicting saturated flow boiling heat transfer in mini/micro-channels–Part I. Dryout incipience quality

SM Kim, I Mudawar - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013 - Elsevier
This two-part study concerns the development of a generalized approach to predicting both
Nucleate Boiling dominated and Convective Boiling dominated heat transfer in mini/micro …

Heat transfer coefficient, pressure drop and dry-out vapor quality of R454C. Flow boiling experiments and assessment of methods

A Arcasi, AW Mauro, G Napoli, L Viscito - International Journal of Heat and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow boiling heat transfer, pressure drop and dry-out vapor quality of low-GWP non-
azeotropic mixture R454C are experimentally evaluated. All tests are carried out in a …

Flow pattern map, heat transfer and pressure drops during evaporation of R-1234ze (E) and R134a in a horizontal, circular smooth tube: Experiments and assessment …

S Grauso, R Mastrullo, AW Mauro, JR Thome… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental results for local heat transfer coefficients, adiabatic
frictional pressure gradients and two-phase flow regimes with the low-GWP refrigerant R …

Flow boiling heat transfer, dry-out vapor quality and pressure drop of propane (R290): Experiments and assessment of predictive methods

G Lillo, R Mastrullo, AW Mauro, L Viscito - International Journal of Heat and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents two-phase flow boiling heat transfer coefficient, pressure drop and dry-
out incipience vapor quality data for refrigerant R290 (propane) in a circular channel. The …

[HTML][HTML] Flow pattern observations and flow pattern map for adiabatic two-phase flow of carbon dioxide in vertical upward and downward direction

D Schmid, B Verlaat, P Petagna, R Revellin… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2022 - Elsevier
A test facility to investigate flow pattern transitions of vertical two-phase flow of CO 2 has
been built within the scope of the high-luminosity detector upgrades at the European …

Critical heat flux and the dryout of liquid film in vertical two-phase annular flow

RW Morse, TA Moreira, J Chan, KM Dressler… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The entire liquid-film dryout process in a vertical two-phase annular flow is characterized
experimentally, from inception to completion. Experiments are conducted using saturated …

Experimental thermal and hydraulic characterization of R448A and comparison with R404A during flow boiling

G Lillo, R Mastrullo, AW Mauro, F Pelella… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Refrigerant R404A is going to be banned in Europe for different applications due to its very
high GWP of 3943. R448A is a suitable alternative (GWP of 1390) among other new …

A review on experimental investigations of refrigerant/oil mixture flow boiling in horizontal channels

W Chu, G Yan, H Zhang, F Zhao, Q Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The flow boiling process of refrigerants indicates significant influence on the refrigeration
system performance. With the development of environmental standards in the last two …