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Fundamental research on the condensation heat transfer of the hydrocarbon-mixture energy in a spiral tube described by a universal model using flow pattern based and general modes

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  • Tian, Zhongyun
  • Zheng, Wenke
  • Guo, Jiwei
  • Jiang, Yiqiang
  • Liang, Zhirong
  • Mi, Xiaoguang

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The transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a crucial aspect of global energy application and security. However, there are still some challenges in liquefaction. This study establishes systematic experiments to investigate the condensation two-phase flow and heat transfer process of hydrocarbon-mixture energy (methane/ethane/propane/isobutane) in a spiral tube. The main influencing parameters, including mass flux (200–560 kg/(m2·s)), operating pressure (2–4 MPa), and vapor quality (0–1) on the heat transfer intensity and frictional pressure drop were analyzed. Different two-phase flow patterns were observed and categorized them as bubble flow, intermittent flow, stratified-wavy flow, and annular flow. For bubble flow and intermittent flow, vapor quality is found to remarkably affect the heat transfer; regarding stratified-wavy flow and annular flow, gravitational force and inertia force are found to prominently influence the heat transfer, respectively. Additionally, a newly universal model includes split flow patterns mode (SFPM) and the general mode (GM) has been proposed, which is with high-precision for describing the condensation heat transfer coefficients of different flow patterns. Furthermore, the analytical results show the SFPM's root mean square error and mean absolute relative deviation are 97.35 W/(m2·K) and 0.036.

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  • Tian, Zhongyun & Zheng, Wenke & Guo, Jiwei & Jiang, Yiqiang & Liang, Zhirong & Mi, Xiaoguang, 2024. "Fundamental research on the condensation heat transfer of the hydrocarbon-mixture energy in a spiral tube described by a universal model using flow pattern based and general modes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 296(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:296:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224007916
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131019
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