An analytical model for local heat transfer coefficients for forced convective condensation inside smooth horizontal tubes Academic Article

abstract

• An analytical model based on annular flow is proposed for predicting the local heat transfer coefficient for forced convective condensation inside smooth horizontal tubes. The Prandtl mixing length theory, Van-Dreist's hypothesis and Reynolds analogy are used for the analysis. Experiments are conducted by condensing R-22 inside an 8.001 mm (0.315 in.) i.d. copper tube for a wide range of mass flux rates and condensing temperatures. The analytical results, compared with the experimental data and four other correlations reported in the literature indicate that 80% of the predictions are within 25% of the experimental data, with a mean deviation of 15.3%. 1995.

authors

• Anand, N. K.

published proceedings

• International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

author list (cited authors)

• Chitti, M. S., & Anand, N. K.

citation count

• 21

complete list of authors

• Chitti, MS||Anand, NK

publication date

• January 1995

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0017-9310(94)00201-6

start page

• 615

end page

• 627

volume

• 38

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0017-9310(94)00201-6