Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of R134a and R134a-PVE lubricant mixtures on smooth and five enhanced tubes

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Abstract

Pool boiling heat transfer coefficients of R134a with different lubricant mass fractions for one smooth tube and five enhanced tubes were tested at a saturation temperature of 6°C. The lubricant used was polyvinyl ether. The lubrication mass fractions were 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 5.0%, 7.0%, and 10.0%, respectively. Within the tested heat flux range, from 9000 W/ m 2 to 90,000 W/ m2, the lubricant generally has a different influence on pool boiling heat transfer of these six tubes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111502
JournalJournal of Heat Transfer
Volume132
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • enhancement heat transfer
  • lubricant
  • nucleate pool boiling

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