Effects of lubricating oil on flow and heat transfer characteristics in microchannel: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Wang, D Su, M Li, Z Wang, C Dang, X Liu, J Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstracts Vapor compression refrigeration and heat pump (VCRHP) systems consume large
amounts of energy annually. Therefore, improving the VCRHP system efficiency holds …

Experimental study of nucleate boiling heat transfer of refrigerant-oil mixture on various modified surfaces

M Li, Q Wang, W Xu, C Dang, D Su, X Liu, J Li… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a crucial component of refrigeration and heat pump system, the evaporator performance
directly affects system efficiency. Due to the lubricating oil in the compressor circulating into …

Experimental study and simulation of the rectifier nozzle-type critical distributor applied to the application of row tube plate instant freezer

Z Sun, W Zhang, J Feng, H Sicong, L Di - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of performance reduction caused by uneven two-phase refrigerant
distribution in refrigeration system, two types of distributors were applied to the experimental …

Simulation and experimental study on splitting performance of Rectifier Nozzle Type Critical Distributor for multi-parallel evaporators

X Li, W Zhang, Z Sun, D Liang, L Yan, H Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of performance degradation of multi-parallel evaporator due to
inhomogeneous refrigerant distribution, a Rectifier Nozzle-Type Critical Distributor (RNCD) …

Experimental study of the effect of dedicated mechanical subcooling on the performance of a single multiparallel evaporator

H Sun, Y Li, Z Sun, D Wu, Z Lei - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In systems with a single machine and multiple parallel evaporators, issues such as uneven
liquid–vapor phase refrigerant separation and low efficiency are prevalent. This study …

Experimental study on improving heat transfer performance of multi-parallel evaporators with improved rectifier nozzle-type distributor

Z Sun, H Zhao, Q Wang, F Hou, W Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
To address the issue of reduced heat transfer performance in multi-parallel evaporators
caused by uneven distribution of two-phase refrigerant flow, an improved rectifier nozzle …

Experimental study of the effect of low GWP refrigerant R449A on the heat transfer performance of a multi-branch direct expansion (DX) evaporator

Z Sun, J Chen, W Zhang, L Zhu, Y Shi, Z Zheng… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The performance comparison experiment of R449A replacing R507A and R22 refrigerant
was carried out for the multi-branch direct expansion (DX) evaporator, and a new rectifier …

Experimental study on the influence of distributor types on the property effect of finned evaporator

Z Sun, J Li, W Cheng, Y Liang, L Lou, H **… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to increase the heat exchange performance of finned evaporator at different
temperatures. To this end, the influence of the construction design of distributors on the …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the shunting performance of a rectifying nozzle-type critical distributor under variable operating conditions of a multiparallel evaporator

Z Sun, D Liang, W Cheng, Y Liang, L Lou, H **… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyzed the relationship between the refrigerant distribution of a
multiparallel evaporator and the structural design of a distributor to address uneven …

Experimental study on shunting performance of centrifugal diverter

D Liang, F Jiao, J Li, W Cheng, L Lou… - … on Energy, Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant uneven distribution are the main factors influencing the
refrigeration performance degradation. The diverter can be used as an important auxiliary …