Heat transfer and flow pattern during two-phase flow boiling of R-134a in horizontal smooth and microfin tubes

Flow pattern and heat transfer during evaporation in a 10.7 mm diameter smooth tube and a micro-fin tube are presented. The tubes were tested in the ranges of mass flux between 163 and 408 kg m−2 s−1, and heat flux between 2200 and 56 000 W m−2. The evaporation temperature was 6 °C. Flow maps for both the tubes are plotted in the coordinates of mass flux and vapor quality. The relations of flow pattern and local heat transfer coefficient are discussed. The heat transfer coefficients for intermittent and annular flows in both the smooth tube and the micro-fin tube are shown to agree well with Gungor and Wintertonʹs correlation with modified constants.