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Abstract

The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1), comprising: a shell (2) surrounding a shell space (3) of the heat exchanger (1), wherein the shell space (3) is designed to receive a fluid first medium (M); a core tube (4) extending in the shell space (3); a tube bundle (5) having several tubes (50) wound around the core tube (4), wherein the tube bundle (5) is designed to receive at least one fluid second medium (M′) so that heat can be transferred indirectly between the first medium (M) and the at least one second medium (M′); and a liquid distributor (6), arranged above the tube bundle (5) in the shell space (3), for applying a liquid phase (F) of the first medium (M) to the tube bundle (5), wherein the liquid distributor (6) has distributor arms (60) projecting in the radial direction (R) from the core tube (3); an annular channel (61) extending above the distributor arms (60) in a circumferential direction (U) of the shell (2), and a collector tank (62) formed by the core tube (4), wherein the annular channel (61) and the collector tank (62) are each designed to collect the first medium (M). According to the invention, it is provided that the distributor arms (60) for applying the liquid phase (F) of the first medium (M) to the tube bundle (5) form at least one first container (60a) and at least one second container (60b) separated from the first container (60a).

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