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SHELL AND TUBE EXCHANGERS HAVING IMPROVED DESIGN FEATURES.

Author(s) : ROACH G. H., WOOD R. M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

BY USING INTERCHANGEABLE NOVEL END CAPS, HEAT EXCHANGERS CAN BE DESIGNED FOR OPERATION WITH A VARIABLE NUMBER OF TUBE PASSES. SUCH FLEXIBILITY CAN ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN OPERATING COSTS, AS IT ALLOWS EXCHANGERS TO BE TUNED TO ACTUAL PROCESS CONDITIONS. SINCE THE PASS PARTITIONS IN THE END CAPS TAKE UP MINIMAL SPACE, THE TUBE BUNDLES CONTAIN VIRTUALLY THE FULL NUMBER OF TUBES OF A SINGLE-PASS UNIT: AN ADVANTAGE THAT BECOMES MORE SIGNIFICANT AS THE NUMBER OF TUBE PASSES INCREASES. OTHER ADVANTAGES INCLUDE IMPROVED ARRANGEMENTS FOR GASKETING, WHICH REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS LEAKS AS WELL AS REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS.

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  • Original title: SHELL AND TUBE EXCHANGERS HAVING IMPROVED DESIGN FEATURES.
  • Record ID : 1987-0891
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 7 - n. 1-2
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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