The invention discloses a
heat exchanger (1, 100) of a horizontal tube
falling film evaporator type. The
heat exchanger (1, 100) comprises a shell (10, 110); at least one tube bundle (20, 120, 140) of
heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) arranged inside the housing (10, 110), the
tube length (Lt) of the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) defining a horizontal x-direction and the vertical extension length (Htb, Htb1, Htb2) of the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) of the tube bundle (20, 120, 140) defining a z-direction orthogonal to the x-direction; and at least one
refrigerant distribution layer (30, 130, 150) located above the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) of the at least one tube bundle (20, 120, 140), the at least one
refrigerant distribution layer (30, 130, 150) comprising perforated tubes (31, 131, 151) having a plurality of holes (133a. 1, 133a. 2, 133a. 3, 133a. 4, 133a. 5, 133a. 6, 133a. 7) for discharging
refrigerant to the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) of the tube bundle (20, 120, 140) over which the
refrigerant distribution layer (30, 130, 150) is located, where the longitudinal axis of at least some of the perforated tubes (31, 131, 151) is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the perforated tubes (31, 131, 151). A horizontal y direction orthogonal to the x direction defined by the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) is defined, and wherein the perforations on the perforated tubes (31, 131, 151) have a longitudinal y direction orthogonal to the x direction defined by the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) and consist of a plurality of holes (133a. 1, 133a. 2, 133a. 3, 133a. 4, 133a. 5, 133a. 6, 133a. 7) arranged in groups of holes (133a, 133b, 133c, 133d) wherein each group of hole groups (133a, 133b, 133c, 133d) is arranged on a circumference
lying on a vertical xz plane passing through the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) of the tube bundle (20, 120, 140), the tube bundle (20, 120, 140) of the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141) is provided with a plurality of tubes (121a. 1, 121a. 2, 121b. 1, 121b. 2, 141a. 1, 141a. 2, 141b. 1, 141b. 2) and is located above the respective heat exchanger 30 tubes (121a. 1, 121a. 2, 121b. 1, 121b. 2, 141a. 1, 141b. 2) of the tube bundle (20, 120, 140) of the heat exchanger tubes (21, 121, 141).