Shell and tube exchanger: The shell and tube exchanger consists of four major parts: Front Headerthis

s is where the fluid enters the tube side of the exchanger. It is sometimes referred to as the Stationary Header. Rear Headerthis is where the tube side fluid leaves the exchanger or where it is returned to the front header in exchangers with multiple tube side passes. Tube bundlethis comprises of the tubes, tube sheets, baffles and tie rods etc. to hold the bundle together. Shellthis contains the tube bund

Shell and Tube Exchanger: Geometric Terminology

The main components of a shell and tube exchanger are shown in Figure a,b,c,d are in Table 1

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Table 1. Shell and tube geometric terminology

1 Stationary (Front) HeadChannel 2 Stationary (Front) HeadBonnet 3 Stationary (Front) Head Flange 4 Channel Cover 5 Stationary Head Nozzle 6 Stationary Tubesheet 7 Tubes 8 Shell 9 Shell Cover 10 Shell FlangeStationary Head End 11 Shell FlangeRear Head End 12 Shell Nozzle 13 Shell Cover Flange 14 Expansion Joint 15 Floating Tubesheet 16 Floating Head Cover 17 Floating Head Flange 18 Floating Head Backing Device 19 Split Shear Ring

20 Slip-on Backing Flange 21 Floating Tubesheet Skirt 22 Floating Tubesheet Skirt 23 Packing Box Flange 24 Packing 25 Packing Follower Ring 26 Lantern Ring 27 Tie Rods and Spacers 28 Transverse Baffles or Support Plates 29 Impingement Baffle or Plate 30 Longitudinal Baffle 31 Pass Partition 32 Vent Connection 33 Drain Connection 34 Instrument Connection 35 Support Saddle 36 Lifting Lug 37 Support Bracket

References 1. 2. TEMA Seventh Edition. (1988) Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association. Saunders, E. A. D. (1988) Heat ExchangersSelection, Design and Construction, Longman Scientific and Technical. 3. 4. 5. Hewitt, G. F, Shires, G. L., and Bott, T. R. (1994) Process Heat Transfer, CRC Press. Boiler and Pressure Vessel code, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). British Master Pressure Vessel Standard, BS 5500.

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