Three-dimensional heat transfer coefficient distributions in a large horizontal-tube falling film evaporator

Desalination

Volumn 357, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-116

  Gong, Luyuan ^a   Shen, Shengqiang ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Mu, Xingsen ^a   Chen, Xue ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Desalination; Falling film evaporator; Heat transfer coefficient distributions; Horizontal tube bundle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; EVAPORATORS; PREHEATING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER MODEL; FALLING FILM EVAPORATORS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION; HORIZONTAL-TUBE; HORIZONTAL-TUBE FALLING-FILM EVAPORATORS; OPERATING CONDITION; SPRAY DENSITY;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

BRINE; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 84911885932     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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