modelConductionElementHEX_twoPhase

ConductionElement for two-phase fluids

Extends from PartialConductionElementHEX.

Information

Implementation of the Conduction Element for the DiscritizedHex.

Concerning the heat transfer coefficient it is assumed, that the main term influencing the coefficient of heat transfer is the mass flow rate. Therefore a nominal value for the heat transfer coefficient at a nominal mass flow rate can be set. The reynolds exponents for normalization of the heat transfer coefficient for evaporation and condensation are taken from Yan, Yi-Yie, & Lin, T.-F. (1999). Condensation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R-134a in a small pipe. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 42(4) and Yan, Y.-Y., & Lin, T.-F. (1999). Evaporation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Refrigerant R-134a in a Plate Heat Exchanger. Journal of Heat Transfer, 121(1). Furthermore a minimum value U_min for the coefficient of heat transfer is set to ensure heat transfer at zero mass flow.

For further documentation see the documentation of the motherclass.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferU_liq_nom700Nominal coefficient of heat transfer for liquid flow
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferU_vap_nom500Nominal coefficient of heat transfer for vapour flow
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferU_tp_nom1000Nominal coefficient of heat transfer for condensation/evaporation
SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nom0.3Nominal mass flow rate for heat transfer calculation
Medium.MassFractiondelta_x0.05Value for interpolation width
RealRe_exp_cond0.4Reynolds-Exponent for heat transfer calculation at condensation (Yan&Lin, 1999)
RealRe_exp_evap0.5Reynolds-Exponent for heat transfer calculation at evaporation (Yan&Lin, 1999)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealxVapor quality calculated from specific enthalpies