Objective To study experimentally and theoretically tubular heat exchangers in which phase change occurs. The objective is to improve the distribution of vapour-liquid mixtures at the entrance and between tubular heat exchanger sections. An experimental and theoretical study has been made of tubular heat exchangers in which phase change occurs. The efficiency of heat exchangers in which phase change occurs, depends strongly on the distribution of the vapour liquid mixture. This is the case in evaporators and condensers with phase change in the tubes. In view of the large number of applications of such heat exchangers (such as in industrial processes, refrigerators, heat pumps), improvements could lead to large energy savings.The programme consists of experimental studies and the development of a model, based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics TRIO Code, which simulates 2 phase (vapour liquid) flow and which was evaluated with data resulting from experimental work.Heat exchangers with air water mixtures were studied on the TRIO Code was validated to include vapour liquid mixtures. A 2-phase heat exchanger was also developed for applications in refrigeration. This will be installed for testing in a 250 kW refrigerator, with R22 as the working fluid. In this experimental set up sensors which measure the mass flow of the vapour liquid mixture will be used.Measurements have been made of maldistribution in shell and tube heat exchangers using a 2-phase probe developed during the project. Data show that improvements could be made to the design of these heat exchangers, leading to better performance (eg increased evaporation duty and reduced pressure drop).The efficiency of heat exchangers in which phase change occurs, depends strongly on the distribution of the vapour-liquid mixture. This is the case in evaporators and condensers with phase change in the tubes. In view of the large number of applications of such heat exchangers (such as in industrial processes, refrigerators, heat pumps), improvements could lead to large energy savings. The programme consists of experimental studies and the development of a model, based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics TRIO Code, which simulates two phase (vapour-liquid) flow and which was evaluated with data resulting from experimental work. Heat exchangers with air-water mixtures were studied by GRETh which were also carried out the validation of its TRIO Code to include vapour-liquid mixtures. CIAT developed a two-phase heat exchanger for applications in refrigeration. This will be installed for testing in a CIAT 250 kW refrigerator, with R22 as the working fluid (HWU). In this experimental set up sensors, which measure the mass flow of the vapour-liquid mixture (developed by CENERTEC), will be used. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamics Programme(s) FP2-JOULE 1 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of energy - non-nuclear energies and rational use of energy - (JOULE), 1989-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) EU contribution No data Address Centre d'Études de Grenoble Avenue des Martyrs 38041 Grenoble France See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE D'APPLICATIONS THERMIQUES France EU contribution No data Address Rue Jean Falconnier 30 01350 CULOZ See on map Total cost No data Cenertec - Centro de Energia e Tecnologia Lda Portugal EU contribution No data Address Pç.Dr. Pedro Teot See on map Total cost No data Heriot-Watt University United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Riccarton, Lord Balerno Building EH14 4AS EDINBURGH See on map Total cost No data
