Pressure drop during evaporation of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a)in a plate heat exchanger

Abstract

Experimental results for the pressure drop during the evaporation of the refrigerant 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) in a vertical plate heat exchanger are presented in this paper. The influences of mass flux, heat flux and vapor quality on the two-phase pressure drop are specially analyzed and compared with previously published experimental data and literature correlations. All results are given in graphical form as the dependency of the frictional pressure drop on the mean vapor quality. .

Keywords

• plate heat exchanger
• evaporation
• 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
• pressure drop