Void Fraction of Flow Boiling with Propane in Circular Horizontal Tube

An investigation into flow boiling void fraction was conducted to observe its characteristics and to develop a new correlation of void fraction based on the separated model. The study used a natural refrigerant of R-290, flowed in a horizontal tube of 7.6 mm inner diameter under experimental conditions of 3.7 to 9.6oC saturation temperature, 10 to 25 kW/m2 heat flux, and 185 to 445 kg/m2s mass flux. The void fraction, calculated by the present experimental data, was used for comparison with 31 existing correlations, including model types as follows: homogeneous, slip ratio, K?h correlation, drift flux, and a model based on the Lockhart-Martinelli correlation (Xtt). A new void fraction correlation, as a function of liquid and vapor Reynolds numbers, was proposed, based on the data. The measured pressure drop was compared with some pressure drop correlations that use the newly developed void f

An investigation into flow boiling void fraction was conducted to observe its characteristics and to develop a new correlation of void fraction based on the separated model. The study used a natural refrigerant of R-290, flowed in a horizontal tube of 7.6 mm inner diameter under experimental conditions of 3.7 to 9.6oC saturation temperature, 10 to 25 kW/m2 heat flux, and 185 to 445 kg/m2s mass flux. The void fraction, calculated by the present experimental data, was used for comparison with 31 existing correlations, including model types as follows: homogeneous, slip ratio, K?h correlation, drift flux, and a model based on the Lockhart-Martinelli correlation (Xtt). A new void fraction correlation, as a function of liquid and vapor Reynolds numbers, was proposed, based on the data. The measured pressure drop was compared with some pressure drop correlations that use the newly developed void f