Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5017086 | International Journal of Refrigeration | 2017 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents the experimental results of shell side dry expansion evaporation characteristics of ammonia on a triangular pitch plain tube bundle in a multi pass cross flow configuration evaporator. Heat exchanger had 4 passes with 3 plain tubes in each pass. The average bundle heat transfer coefficient showed better performance at â1.7â°C versus â20â°C. Heat transfer performance of individual passes were studied at saturation temperature of â1.7 and â20â°C, heat flux range of 5 to 45 kW mâ2 and exit superheat temperature of 2 to 10â°C. Present data suggest that variation in bundle performance is less significant at lower heat fluxes with low degree of exit superheat. Top pass with maximum quality along the bundle height showed the least performance with increase in the degree of exit superheat.
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Authors
Ahmad Abbas, Zahid H. Ayub, Adnan H. Ayub, Tariq S. Khan, Javed A. Chattha,