Falling-film heat exchangers used in desalination systems: A review

被引:49
作者
Dai, Zhengshu [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Yuheng [2 ]
Wang, Sophie [2 ]
Nawaz, Kashif [3 ]
Jacobi, Anthony [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Shanghai Sci & Technol, Sch Energy & Power Engn, Shanghai, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Illinois, Mech Sci & Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
[3] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Falling film; Desalination; Multi-effect distillation; NON-CONDENSABLE GASES; HORIZONTAL-TUBE; MULTIEFFECT DISTILLATION; SCALE FORMATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS-TRANSFER; CO2; RELEASE; NUMERICAL-SIMULATION; MODE TRANSITIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122407
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
With growing demand for fresh water, there has been an increasing interest in energy-efficient desalination technologies. Falling-film-based, multi-effect distillation (MED) systems have been extensively deployed world-wide. The performance of such systems heavily depends on the efficiency of the evaporation process. In the current paper, research on falling-film heat exchangers used in desalination systems, especially MED systems, is critically reviewed to assess the state of the technology. The review includes falling-film evaporation mechanisms, system operation, and scaling issues. Finally, opportunities for further application and areas where more research is needed are identified. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页数:22
相关论文
共 163 条
[31]   Novel polymer film heat exchangers for seawater desalination [J].
Christmann, Jochen B. P. ;
Kraetz, Lorenz J. ;
Bart, Hans-Joerg .
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT, 2010, 21 (1-3) :162-174
[32]   AN ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF FALLING-FILM EVAPORATION ON A HORIZONTAL TUBE [J].
CHYU, MC ;
BERGLES, AE .
JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 1987, 109 (04) :983-990
[33]   THEORY AND APPLICATION OF CONDUCTANCE PROBES FOR MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID FILM THICKNESS IN 2-PHASE FLOW [J].
CONEY, MWE .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E-SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 1973, 6 (09) :903-910
[34]   Multi-effect boiling systems from an energy viewpoint [J].
Darwish, M. A. ;
Al-Juwayhel, Faisal ;
Abdulraheim, Hassan K. .
DESALINATION, 2006, 194 (1-3) :22-39
[35]  
Darwish M.A., 1995, P IDA WORLD C DES WA, P149
[36]   THE MULTI-EFFECT BOILING DESALTING SYSTEM AND ITS COMPARISON WITH THE MULTISTAGE FLASH SYSTEM [J].
DARWISH, MA ;
ELHADIK, AA .
DESALINATION, 1986, 60 (03) :251-265
[37]  
Dhir V.K., 1981, T ASME J HEAT TRANSF, V81, P15
[38]   Flow behaviour of drop and jet modes of a laminar falling film on horizontal tubes [J].
Ding, Hongbing ;
Xie, Peng ;
Ingham, Derek ;
Ma, Lin ;
Pourkashanian, Mohamed .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 2018, 124 :929-942
[39]   CO2 release in vertical tube falling film evaporators [J].
DonneR, Jan-Helge ;
Fokken, Juerren ;
Boeck, Katharina ;
Glade, Helke ;
Will, Stefan .
DESALINATION, 2008, 222 (1-3) :626-638
[40]   Falling film break-up and thermal performance of thin polymer film heat exchangers [J].
Dreiser, Christian ;
Bart, Hans-Joerg .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES, 2016, 100 :138-144