This work analyses and compares two approaches to evaluate the boiling heat transfer of CO2 in a real evaporation process: classical empirical correlations and flow pattern maps. We develop a finite-volume mathematical ...
Mendoza Miranda, Juan Manuel; Mota-Babiloni, Adrián; Navarro Esbri, Joaquin(Elsevier, 2016-04-05)
[EN] When retrofitting new refrigerants in an existing vapour compression system, their adaptation to the heat exchangers is a major concern. R450A and R448A are commercial non-flammable mixtures with low GWP developed to ...
Navarro-Esbrí, J.; Molés, Francisco; Peris, Bernardo; Barragan-Cervera, Angel; Mendoza-Miranda, Juan Manuel; Mota-Babiloni, Adrián; Belman Flores, Juan Manuel(Elsevier, 2014)
[EN] This work presents a model of a shell-and-tube evaporator using R1234yf and R134a as working fluids. The model uses the effectiveness-NTU method to predict the evaporation pressure and the refrigerant and secondary ...