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A Systematic Review on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Natural Refrigerants

Version 1 : Received: 6 March 2024 / Approved: 7 March 2024 / Online: 8 March 2024 (04:03:13 CET)

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Carella, A.; D’Orazio, A. A Systematic Review on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Natural Refrigerants. Energies 2024, 17, 1478. Carella, A.; D’Orazio, A. A Systematic Review on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Natural Refrigerants. Energies 2024, 17, 1478.

Abstract

Due to environmental concerns, natural refrigerants and their use in refrigeration and air conditioning systems are receiving more attention from manufacturers, end users and the scientific community. The study of heat transfer and pressure drop is essential for accurate design and more energy efficient cycles using natural refrigerants. The aim of this work is to provide an overview of the latest outcomes related to heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for ammonia, propane, isobutane and propylene and to investigate the current state of the art in terms of operating conditions. Available data on the existing correlations of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop for natural refrigerants have been collected through a systematic search. Whenever possible, validity intervals are given for each correlation and the error is quantified. It is the intention of the authors that this could be a valuable support for researchers and an aid to design, with particular reference to heat pumps. A procedure based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was adopted, and the Scopus database was used to query the relevant literature. A total of 135 publications qualified for inclusion in the survey; 34 articles report experimental investigations for not usual geometric conditions. Of the 101 selected papers related to usual geometric conditions, N = 50 deal only with HTC, N = 16 deal only with pressure drop and the remainder (N = 35) analyse both HTC and pressure drop. Among the 85 HTC papers (N = 53) deal with the evaporating condition, N = 30 with condensation and only N = 2 with the heat transfer correlations under both conditions. Most of the 101 articles concern propane and isobutane. The high temperatures are less widely investigated.

Keywords

natural refrigerants; two-phase flow; heat transfer; pressure drop; correlations; systematic review

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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