Quasi-local absorption heat transfer coefficients and pressure drop inside a horizontal tube absorber have been investigated experimentally, with R-22/DMA as the working pair. The absorber is a counterflow coaxial tube-in-tube heat-exchanger with the working fluid flowing in the inner tube while the water moves through the annulus. A large temperature gliding has been experienced during the absorption process. Experimental results show that the heat transfer coefficient of the forced convective vapor absorption process is higher compared to the vertical falling film absorption. A qualitative study is made to analyze the effect of mass flux, vapor quality and solution concentration on pressure drop and heat transfer coefficients. On the basis of the experimental results, a new correlation is proposed whereby the two-phase heat transfer is taken as a product of the forced convection of the absorption and the combined effect of heat and mass transfer at the interface. The correlation is found to predict the experimental data almost within 30 percent.
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Experimental Study on Forced Convection Heat Transfer Inside Horizontal Tubes in an Absorption/Compression Heat Pump
Li Yong and,
Li Yong and
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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K. Sumathy
K. Sumathy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Li Yong and
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
K. Sumathy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division July 13, 2001; revision received February 25, 2002. Associate Editor: B. T. F. Chung.
J. Heat Transfer. Oct 2002, 124(5): 975-978 (4 pages)
Published Online: September 11, 2002
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July 13, 2001
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February 25, 2002
Online:
September 11, 2002
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Yong and , L., and Sumathy , K. (September 11, 2002). "Experimental Study on Forced Convection Heat Transfer Inside Horizontal Tubes in an Absorption/Compression Heat Pump ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. October 2002; 124(5): 975–978. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1473142
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