A comprehensive review on computational studies of falling film hydrodynamics and heat transfer on the horizontal tube and tube bundle

CY Zhao, D Qi, WT Ji, PH Jin, WQ Tao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Falling film evaporation is a promising technology widely applied in refrigeration,
desalination and beyond applications owing to the great advantages. However, the liquid …

Review on liquid film flow and heat transfer characteristics outside horizontal tube falling film evaporator: Cfd numerical simulation

Q Wang, M Li, W Xu, L Yao, X Liu, D Su… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

A numerical study of effects of counter-current gas flow rate on local hydrodynamic characteristics of falling films over horizontal tubes

M Li, Y Lu, S Zhang, Y Xiao - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model based on the VOF method
is developed to investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics of falling film over horizontal …

Heat and mass transfer coefficients of falling-film absorption on a partially wetted horizontal tube

N Giannetti, A Rocchetti, S Yamaguchi… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Detailed, reliable, and time-saving methods to predict the transfer characteristics of
horizontal-tube falling-film absorbers are critical to control system operability, such that it is …

3-D simulation of flow behaviour and film distribution outside a horizontal tube

Q Qiu, C Meng, S Quan, W Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
The behaviour of falling film has significant effects on the efficiency of heat and mass
transfer. Therefore it is important to study on the distribution of the film thickness around a …

Review of coupled heat and mass transfer studies in falling film absorbers: Modeling, experimental and thermodynamic approaches

A Mahamoudou, N Le Pierrès, J Ramousse - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Absorption machines are frequently used for cooling and heating. However, they must be
improved to achieve high performance at a lower cost. Being a key component of these …

A novel prediction for conjugated heat and mass transfer in falling film and membrane during LiBr absorption

AT Wijayanta, N Kobayashi, Y Itaya - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
The present investigation is intended to develop an understanding of how the vapor
pressure and inlet temperature of the solution affect the absorption rate, which is helpful for …

Analytical solution of film mass-transfer on a partially wetted absorber tube

N Giannetti, A Rocchetti, S Yamaguchi… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents a two-dimensional analytical solution of the governing differential
equation for falling film vapour-absorption around a plain horizontal tube. The solution of the …

Entropy parameters for falling film absorber optimization

N Giannetti, A Rocchetti, A Lubis, K Saito… - Applied Thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
A local entropy generation analysis, for water vapor absorption in LiBr-H 2 O solution, is
performed referring to velocity, temperature and concentration fields obtained from the …

Irreversibility analysis of falling film absorption over a cooled horizontal tube

N Giannetti, A Rocchetti, K Saito… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on a numerical study of the water vapour absorption process in LiBr–H 2 O solution,
for a laminar, gravity driven, viscous, incompressible liquid film, flowing over a horizontal …