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 …

Investigation of heat transfer characteristics of deflected elliptical-tube heat exchanger in closed-circuit cooling towers

C Zhou, Y Hu, L Zhang, J Fang, Y Xi, J Hu, Y Li… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The core component in a closed-circuit cooling tower is the heat exchanger consisting of
bundles of heat transfer tubes. To improve the heat transfer performance of closed-circuit …

A numerical study on fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of oily wastewater falling film outside an elliptical tube

Z Zhang, H Lu - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Falling film heat exchangers have recently been widespread as a heat transfer technique for
oily wastewater. Researching the characteristics of fluid mechanism for heat transmission is …

Numerical simulation of flow characteristics of falling-film evaporation of R32/R134a non-azeotropic refrigerant outside a horizontal tube

Q Wang, X Liu, M Li, D Su, C Dang, J Peng… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Horizontal-tube falling-film evaporator is regarded as an effective alternative to full-liquid
evaporator because of its higher heat transfer coefficient and lower refrigerant charge. In the …

Numerical simulation of heat transfer characteristics of falling-film evaporation of R32/R134a non-azeotropic refrigerant outside a horizontal tube

Q Wang, X Liu, M Li, D Su, C Dang - International Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Experimental study on heat transfer and flow pattern transition for R1233zd/FC72 mixtures across tube bundles

X He, J Wang, Z Li, Y Zhang, G Xia, L Jiang - International Journal of Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was conducted to study the heat transfer and two-phase flow
patterns of pure R1233zd and non-azeotropic R1233zd/FC72 mixtures (0.75/0.25, 0.5/0.5 …

Film thickness measurements in the R1233zd film evaporation and flow processes on a quartz plate

S Kong, Z Wang, X Xu, H Sun, Z Liu, Y Fang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaporation and flow of refrigerant films widely exists in aviation and aerospace,
refrigeration and air-conditioning, consumer electronics, and other fields. Film thickness …

Experimental study on falling film evaporation heat transfer outside a horizontal tube in refrigeration system

Q Wang, D Su, L Yao, M Li, C Dang, J Li, X Liu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstracts With the restriction on the use of high-GWP refrigerants in the international
community, research on environmentally friendly refrigerant mixtures and reducing the use …

Numerical study on the effect of co-current gas flow on the falling film flow characteristics outside the horizontal tube

M Zhou, P Tao, X Di, J Zhou - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas-liquid interactions are a ubiquitous feature of falling film exchangers in the nuclear
industry. In the current research, a 2D model is established to explore the impact of co …

Numerical study on flow pattern transition, liquid film and heat transfer for R1233zd/FC72 mixtures across tube bundles

J Wang, X He, Z Li, JM Antón - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The non-azeotropic mixtures phase-change flow across tube bundles is widely used in the
refrigeration industry. A simulation model of R1233zd/FC72 mixtures is presented to study …