Heat transfer and pressure drop during flow boiling of pure refrigerants and refrigerant/oil mixtures in tube with porous coating

The experimental stand and procedure for flow boiling investigations are described. Experimental data for pure R22, R134a, R407C and their mixtures with polyester oil FUCHS Reniso/Triton SEZ 32 in a tube with porous coating and smooth, stainless steel reference tube are presented. Mass fraction of oil was equal to 1% or 5%. During the tests inlet vapour quality was set at 0 and outlet quality at 0.7. Mass velocity varied from about 250 to 500kg/m2s. The experiments have been conducted for average saturation temperature 0°C. In the case of flow boiling of pure refrigerants, the application of a porous coating on inner surface of a tube results in higher average heat transfer coefficient and simultaneously in lower pressure drop in comparison with the flow boiling in a smooth tube for the same mass velocity. Correlation equation for heat transfer coefficient calculation during the flow boiling of pure refrigerants inside a tube with porous coating has been proposed.