Two-phase flow distribution in parallel flow mini/micro-channel heat exchangers for refrigeration and heat pump systems: A comprehensive review

T Xiong, G Liu, S Huang, G Yan, J Yu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat pump and refrigeration systems consume a large amount of energy annually around
the world. Heat exchanger is an important component of heat pump and refrigeration …

Review on two-phase flow distribution in parallel channels with macro and micro hydraulic diameters: Main results, analyses, trends

ER Dario, L Tadrist, JC Passos - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Two-phase flows in parallel channels are found in various industrial applications employing
heat exchangers, boilers and condensers, cooling systems, etc. Two-phase flow distribution …

Refrigerant distribution in a parallel flow heat exchanger having vertical headers and heated horizontal tubes

HW Byun, NH Kim - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Refrigerant R-410a flow distribution is experimentally studied in a test section simulating a
parallel flow heat exchanger having vertical headers with two pass configuration. Tubes are …

Experiment and visualization on R134a upward flow in the vertical header of microchannel heat exchanger and its effect on distribution

Y Zou, PS Hrnjak - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013 - Elsevier
R134a upward flow in four different vertical headers and its effect on R134a distribution into
parallel microchannel tubes were investigated experimentally. R134a was provided into the …

Discrete method for design of flow distribution in manifolds

J Wang, H Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Flow in manifold systems is encountered in designs of various industrial processes, such as
fuel cells, microreactors, microchannels, plate heat exchanger, and radial flow reactors. The …

Effect of inlet configuration on the refrigerant distribution in a parallel flow minichannel heat exchanger

NH Kim, DY Kim, HW Byun - International journal of refrigeration, 2011 - Elsevier
The refrigerant R-134a flow distribution was experimentally studied for a round header/ten
flat tube test section simulating a brazed aluminum heat exchanger. Three different inlet …

Gas-liquid two-phase flow distribution in parallel micro-channels with different header and channels' orientations

Y Liu, W Sun, W Wu, S Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effect of header and channels
orientations on the two-phase flow distribution in parallel micro-channels. The parallel micro …

Analysis on pressure anomaly within PEMFC stack based on semi-empirical and flow network models

Y Jiang, X Zhang, L Huang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Flow distribution within proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stacks is an important
factor in affecting cell performance. In the present study, a coupled stack model is developed …

Distribution of gas-liquid two-phase slug flow in parallel micro-channels with different branch spacing

Y Liu, S Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted in order to investigate the phase distribution of gas-
liquid slug flow in six parallel micro-channels in presence of different branch spacing of 0.8 …

Distribution of liquid–liquid two-phase flow in branching T-junction microchannels

L Liu, S Jiang, C Zhu, Y Ma, T Fu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The liquid–liquid distribution and droplet dynamics in branching T-junction microchannels
were studied experimentally. The droplet flow patterns in the main channel are divided into …