Abstract
As part of our work on the absorption solar refrigeration cycle and with the object to optimize the
efficiency of flat plat collector in generation phase, an experimental study has been conducted on the
boiling heat transfer of NH3-H2O mixtures flowing inside a 6 mm inner diameter vertical smooth tube.
The used experimental device is presented. Using a water-heated double pipe type generator, the local
heat transfer coefficients are measured inside the inner tube for a range of heat flux (8.211–18.521
kW/m2
), mass flux (707–2688 kg/m2
.s), mass flow rate (0.02 –0.076 kg/s), equilibrium mass quality
(0–0.6) and ammonia mass concentration (25% - 61%). Three theoretical models are used to predict
the boiling heat transfer coefficients. Experimental data were compared with the available
correlations. The obtained results confirm the good performance of Bennett-Chen’s correlation in
predicting boiling heat transfer coefficient of ammonia water mixtures. This correlation is able to
predict the boiling heat transfer data within an accuracy of ± 15 %.
Keywords
Two phase flow
mixtures
convective boiling
heat transfer
ammonia-water