Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes
This study investigates the influence of geometric parameters of internally threaded tubes on heat transfer and resistance characteristics. Experimental analyses were conducted on pressure drop for 9.52 mm outer diameter tubes with various industry-standard geometric parameter combinations. Using R4...
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| description | This study investigates the influence of geometric parameters of internally threaded tubes on heat transfer and resistance characteristics. Experimental analyses were conducted on pressure drop for 9.52 mm outer diameter tubes with various industry-standard geometric parameter combinations. Using R410A as the working fluid under turbulent flow conditions (<i>Re</i> = 20,000–60,000), experimental parameters included the following: mass velocity 50–600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), condensation temperature 45 ± 0.2 °C, and geometric ranges of thread height (<i>e</i> = 0.0001–0.0003 m), helix angle (<i>α</i> = 17–46°), crest angle (<i>β</i> = 16–53°), and number of ribs (<i>Ns</i> = 50–70). Results demonstrate that the newly developed correlation based on Webb and Ravigururajan friction factor models shows improved prediction accuracy for R410A condensation pressure drop in ribbed tubes. Model II achieved a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 7.08%, with maximum and minimum errors of 27.66% and 0.76%, respectively. The standard deviation decreased from 0.0619 (Webb-based Model I) to 0.0362. Integration of SVR machine learning further enhanced tube selection efficiency through optimized correlation predictions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b865726c076f4e14a24f558eade670882025-08-20T01:56:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-05-011810266210.3390/en18102662Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded TubesXiangrui Meng0Jian Wang1Qian Sun2Xinling Ma3School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaThis study investigates the influence of geometric parameters of internally threaded tubes on heat transfer and resistance characteristics. Experimental analyses were conducted on pressure drop for 9.52 mm outer diameter tubes with various industry-standard geometric parameter combinations. Using R410A as the working fluid under turbulent flow conditions (<i>Re</i> = 20,000–60,000), experimental parameters included the following: mass velocity 50–600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), condensation temperature 45 ± 0.2 °C, and geometric ranges of thread height (<i>e</i> = 0.0001–0.0003 m), helix angle (<i>α</i> = 17–46°), crest angle (<i>β</i> = 16–53°), and number of ribs (<i>Ns</i> = 50–70). Results demonstrate that the newly developed correlation based on Webb and Ravigururajan friction factor models shows improved prediction accuracy for R410A condensation pressure drop in ribbed tubes. Model II achieved a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 7.08%, with maximum and minimum errors of 27.66% and 0.76%, respectively. The standard deviation decreased from 0.0619 (Webb-based Model I) to 0.0362. Integration of SVR machine learning further enhanced tube selection efficiency through optimized correlation predictions.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2662R410Ainternally threaded tubecondensation heat transferfriction factor correlation |
| spellingShingle | Xiangrui Meng Jian Wang Qian Sun Xinling Ma Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes Energies R410A internally threaded tube condensation heat transfer friction factor correlation |
| title | Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes |
| title_full | Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes |
| title_fullStr | Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes |
| title_short | Investigation on Pressure Drop Characteristics During Refrigerants Condensation Inside Internally Threaded Tubes |
| title_sort | investigation on pressure drop characteristics during refrigerants condensation inside internally threaded tubes |
| topic | R410A internally threaded tube condensation heat transfer friction factor correlation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2662 |
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