Condensation of nonazeotropic refrigerant mixture R114/R113 in horizontal annuli with an enhanced inner tube. Correlation of frictional pressure drop and vapor phase mass transfer.

Abstract

Frictional pressure gradient and vapor phase mass transfer correlations were developed for condensation of nonazeotropic refrigerant mixture R114/R113 in the annuli of horizontal double tubes with an enhanced inner tube. The frictional pressure gradient data were correlated fairly well by a previously developed empirical equation for condensation of pure refrigerants. The vapor phase mass transfer correlation was based on the previous results for turbulent flow in smooth and rough tubes with and without surface suction. For given conditions of vapor and tube wall, the heat transfer coefficient can be calculated by using the correlations for the vapor phase mass transfer coefficient and the heat transfer coefficient for the condensate film. The calculated values agree with the measured data to a mean absolute deviation of 14.3%.