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 …

Flow resistance characteristics of hydrocarbon fuel at supercritical pressure under various heat fluxes in regenerative cooling channel with micro-ribs

X Li, S Zhang, W Bao, J Qin, OJ Haidn - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow distribution of hydrocarbon fuel in regenerative cooling channels is vital for the
performance and safety of thermal protection system for scramjet engines. The spatially non …

Two-phase flow distribution of saturated refrigerants in microchannel heat exchanger headers

AJ Mahvi, S Garimella - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2019 - Elsevier
Mini-and microchannel heat exchangers have the potential to drastically decrease the size
and cost of thermal systems, but they often underperform because of flow maldistribution …

Quantification of liquid refrigerant distribution in parallel flow microchannel heat exchanger using infrared thermography

H Li, P Hrnjak - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method to quantify the distribution of liquid refrigerant mass flow rate
in a parallel flow microchannel heat exchanger from the infrared images. Quantification is …

The flow rate distribution of hydrocarbon fuel in parallel channels with different cross section shapes

Y Jiang, Y Xu, J Qin, S Zhang, K Chetehouna… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
When pursuing higher flight Mach number, engine cooling arises to become more and more
important in advanced aero-engines. Taking the regenerative cooling of SCRamjet for …

Effect of geometry parameters on the hydrocarbon fuel flow rate distribution in pyrolysis zone of SCRamjet cooling channels

Y Jiang, J Qin, K Chetehouna, N Gascoin… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hypersonic air-breathing propulsion (> Mach 5) based on SCRamjet promotes the
revolutions of both military and civilian applications. However, the engine thermal protection …

Parametric study on the distribution of flow rate and heat sink utilization in cooling channels of advanced aero-engines

Y Jiang, Y Xu, S Zhang, K Chetehouna, N Gascoin… - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, advanced aero-engines have become more and more important in the
development of society, which are expected to be capable of higher and higher flight Mach …

Effects of fluid properties on two-phase flow and refrigerant distribution in the vertical header of a reversible microchannel heat exchanger–Comparing R245fa, R134a …

Y Zou, PS Hrnjak - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper explores the effects of fluid properties on refrigerant distribution in the vertical
header of a reversible microchannel heat exchanger under heat pump mode, by comparing …

Design study of microchannel heat exchanger headers using experimentally validated multiphase flow CFD simulation

K Panda, T Hirokawa, L Huang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Microchannel heat exchangers (MCHXs) are compact, light-weight, and are capable of
providing high heat transfer performance. However, one of the major challenges with …