An Experimental Apparatus to Study Nucleate Pool Boiling of R-114 and Oil Mixtures.
Abstract
In order to study the nucleate pool-boiling performance of R-114 refrigerant and R-114-oil mixtures from enhanced evaporator tube surfaces, an experimental apparatus was designed, constructed and instrumented. The evaporator was made of a T-shaped Pyrex glass container. Boiling occurred from a smooth, hard-copper tube, 15.9 mm in outer diameter, 12.7 mm in inside diameter and 431.8 mm in length. The tube was heated using a cartridge heater, and was instrumented with 8 thermocouples to measure the wall temperature. A Hewlett-Packard 3497A data acquisition/control unit and a 9826A computer were used to collect and process data. The condenser was cooled by an ethylene glycol-water mixture, which was maintained at about -17 C by means of an R-12 refrigeration system. Nine data runs were completed to de-bug the experimental apparatus and to check for reproducibility. During all data runs, especially at higher heat fluxes (greater than 10 kW/sqm), large temperature variations were observed along and around the active boiling length of the test tube. The data were compared with data found in the literature and reasonable agreement was obtained. Keywords: Refrigerants; Theses; Latent heat; Heat transfer coefficients.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA154077
Entities
People
- M. Karasabun
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School