Experimental investigation on heat transfer coefficient during upward flow condensation of R410A in vertical smooth tubes

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental investigation on condensation of R410A upward flow in vertical tubes with the same inner diameter of 8.02mm and different lengths of 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm and 600mm. Condensation experiments were performed at mass fluxes of 103–490 kg m−2s−1. The saturation temperatures of experimental condition were 31°C, 38°C and 48°C, alternatively. The average vapor quality in the test section is between 0.91 and 0.98. The effects of tube length, mass flux and condensation temperature on condensation were discussed. Four correlations used for the upward flow condensation were compared with the experimental data obtained from various experimental conditions. A modified correlation was proposed within a ±15% deviation range.