Study on Heat Transfer Performance of Antifreeze-R134a Heat Exchanger (ARHEx)

Abstract
In this paper, the liquid cooling and vapor compression refrigeration system based on an Antifreeze-R134a Heat Exchanger (ARHEx) was applied to the thermal management system for high-power avionics in helicopters. The heat transfer performance of the ARHEx was studied. An experimental prototype of ARHEx was designed and established. A series of experiments was carried out with a ground experimental condition. A heat transfer formula for the antifreeze side in the ARHEx was obtained by means of the coefficient of Nusselt number with experimental analysis. The performance of heat transfer and pressure drop for the refrigerant side of the ARHEx was deduced for the given condition.