An investigation on steam-water two-phase forced convection boiling heat transfer in helical-coiled tubes

Two-phase flow forced convection boiling heat transfer on helical-coiled tubes has been systematically studied. The experiments have been done on high pressure water loop in Xi'an Jiaotong University. The test condition is as follows: system pressures 6.0 to 11 MPa, mass velocity 400 to 1200 kg/(m2·s), helical diameter 1.37 m and helical angles 3.94 degree. Two-phase forced convection heat transfer coefficients are correlated as function of Lockhart-Martinelli parameter. Subcooling water and superheated vapor forced convection heat transfer coefficient are also presented and compared with other literatures