Falling film flow and heat transfer are extensively encountered in various industries of
renewable and sustainable energy due to the outstanding heat transfer performance. The …

The horizontal-tube falling film evaporation is an efficient heat transfer technology for energy-
saving, with good economic and environmental benefits. In the falling film evaporation …

Falling film evaporators in the refrigeration industry offer a number of advantages over their
flooded counterparts such as improved heat transfer and lower refrigerant charge. Existing …

In response to the restrictions of the international community on the utilization of refrigerants
with high GWP, the replacement of high-GWP refrigerants with non-azeotropic refrigerants …

Falling film evaporators are widely used in many industrial sectors, such as desalination,
refrigeration & air-conditioning, and chemical processes. The heat transfer correlations …

Numerical simulations are performed to explore the heat transfer characteristics of falling
films over horizontal round tubes with uniform heat flux imposed for a range of Reynolds …

The numerical investigation was performed to analyze the film thickness and heat transfer
characteristics over the horizontal round tube of the falling film evaporator. A three …

In this paper, 2-D elliptical tube models based on the volume of fluid (VOF) method are
established. The effects of tube perimeter, Reynolds number, inlet temperature, seawater …

Falling film evaporators have been expected as an alternative to flooded evaporators for
reducing the refrigerant usage. It is important for the enhancement of the film evaporation …

Optimization of the energy efficiency and reduction of the greenhouse gas emission for the
heat pump system is imperative to meet the net-zero goals at 2050. Chillers with falling film …