Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel

Serpentine microchannel heat exchangers have extensive application potential owing to their compact structures and high heat-transfer coefficients. Existing studies on two-phase flow in serpentine channels have mostly used conventionally sized channels and focused on their curved sections. The analy...

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Main Authors: Wang Ji, Liu Ziqi, Qiao Shanshan
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Language:zho
Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2024-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2024.04.139
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description Serpentine microchannel heat exchangers have extensive application potential owing to their compact structures and high heat-transfer coefficients. Existing studies on two-phase flow in serpentine channels have mostly used conventionally sized channels and focused on their curved sections. The analysis of the two-phase-flow pressure drop in serpentine microchannels cannot provide a complete theoretical explanation for practical applications. In this study, two-phase pressure drop in a serpentine microchannel with a hydraulic diameter of 0.65 mm and curvature radii of 1.2 mm, 1.8 mm, and 2.4 mm is experimentally investigated. Based on the experimental results, the proportion of pressure drop is calculated when the mass flow rate is 600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s). The pressure drop changes were analyzed at mass flow rates of 600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), 1 200 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), 1 800 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), and 2 400 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s). Experimental data were compared with existing empirical two-phase-flow pressure-drop correlations; however, they showed poor agreement.
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spelling doaj-art-e31dca0ce04a49fa9bd1904534783b612025-08-20T02:47:13ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392024-08-014513914968302344Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine MicrochannelWang JiLiu ZiqiQiao ShanshanSerpentine microchannel heat exchangers have extensive application potential owing to their compact structures and high heat-transfer coefficients. Existing studies on two-phase flow in serpentine channels have mostly used conventionally sized channels and focused on their curved sections. The analysis of the two-phase-flow pressure drop in serpentine microchannels cannot provide a complete theoretical explanation for practical applications. In this study, two-phase pressure drop in a serpentine microchannel with a hydraulic diameter of 0.65 mm and curvature radii of 1.2 mm, 1.8 mm, and 2.4 mm is experimentally investigated. Based on the experimental results, the proportion of pressure drop is calculated when the mass flow rate is 600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s). The pressure drop changes were analyzed at mass flow rates of 600 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), 1 200 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), 1 800 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s), and 2 400 kg/(m<sup>2</sup>·s). Experimental data were compared with existing empirical two-phase-flow pressure-drop correlations; however, they showed poor agreement.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2024.04.139microchanneltwo-phase flowfrictional pressure dropflow boilingphase-change heat transfer
spellingShingle Wang Ji
Liu Ziqi
Qiao Shanshan
Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
Zhileng xuebao
microchannel
two-phase flow
frictional pressure drop
flow boiling
phase-change heat transfer
title Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
title_full Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
title_fullStr Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
title_full_unstemmed Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
title_short Adiabatic and Boiling Liquid-vapor Flow Pressure Drop in a Serpentine Microchannel
title_sort adiabatic and boiling liquid vapor flow pressure drop in a serpentine microchannel
topic microchannel
two-phase flow
frictional pressure drop
flow boiling
phase-change heat transfer
url http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2024.04.139
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