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STANDARDS OF
TUBULAR EXC.HANGER
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
Fifth Edition
1968

TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. INC.

331 Madison Avenue. New York. N.Y. 10017
George P. Byrne. Ir Secretary-Treasurer
MEMBERSHIP LIST
TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
Comprising Manufacturers of Various Types
of Shell and Tube Heat Exchange Equipment
American Standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. P. O. Box 1102
~ Heat Transfer Division Buffalo, N. Y. 14240
Combustion Engineering. Inc. . 1000 Prospect Hill Road
Windsor. Conn. 06095
Engineers & Fabricators. Inc. . P. O. Box 7395
Houston. Texas 77008
HeaTran Equipment Division P. O. Box 1112
The Belmas Company, Inc. Houston, Texas 77001
Industrial Fabricating Company P. O. Box 45710
Tulsa, Okla. 74145
Nooter Corporation 1400 S. Third Street
St. louis, Mo. 63166
Richmond Engineering Company. Inc. . 7th & Hospital Sts.
Richmond, Va. 23219
Southwestern Engineering Company 6111 East Bandini Blvd.
Subsidiary of Saturn Industries los Angeles, Calif. 90054
Struthers Nuclear & Process Company 1003 Pennsylvania Ave., W.
Warren. Pat 16365
Henry Vogt Machine Company , 10th & Ormsby Sts.
Louisvilre, Ky. 40210
Western Supply Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . P. O. Box 2739
Tulsa, Okla. 74101
The Whitlock Manufacturing Company West Hartford. Conn. 06110
Yuba Heat Transfer Division P. O. Box 3158
Yuba Industries, Inc. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
Yuba Manufacturing Division 675 East H Street
Benicia. California 94510
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
Wilmer Reynolds, Jr.-Chairman Assistant Manager
Heat Exchanger Division
Henry Vogt Machine Company
Wayne W. A'Neal Chief Mechanical Engineer
Industrial Fabricating Company
G. R. Brown Manager
Heat Exchanger Design Section
Struthers Nuclear &Process Company
William E. Brockel Administrative Engineer
Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Robert M. Dick Senior Engineer
Process Equipment Department
Yuba Manufacturing Division
William J. Field Design Engineer
Missouri Boiler &Tank Company
Division of Nooter Corporation
Edward W. Flaxbart Vice President
Western Supply Company
Harold R. Lawrance Chief Mechanical Engineer
Yuba Heat Transfer Division
Yuba Industries, Inc.
A. N. Major Chief Engineer
The Whitlock Manufacturing Company
Robert A. McWhirter Chief Engineer
HeaTran Equipment Division
The Belmas Company, Inc.
William H. Poore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Chief Engineer
American Standard
Heat Transfer Division
N. R. Gainsboro Senior Project Engineer
Southwestern Engineering Company
Subsidiary of Saturn Industries
Dan Ringo Vice President
Engineers & Fabricators, Inc.
Samuel P. Mahanes, Jr Chief Engineer
Heat Transfer Department
Richmond Engineering Company, Inc.

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PREFACE
Filth Edilion-19GB. Second Printing-1970. Third Printinq-1972. Fourth Printinq-1974
The fifth edition of the Standards retains the useful data and features found
in the previous edition. plus many clarifications and expansions. All sections
have been rewritten to incorporate new data which were not previously avail-
able. This second printing includes additional updated material and certain
editorial changes and corrections, including suggestions which have resulted
from extensive use of the Standards by both manufacturers and users of shell
and tube exchangers.
A Mechanical Standards Class "B", covering the requirements of heat ex-
changers for chemical process service, is included to supplement Classes "R"
and "C".
The Fifth Edition of the TEMA Standards
was compiled by the Editorial Committee
of the Technical Committee
Dan Ringo EDITOR
William H. Poore American Standard
Heat Transfer Division
William E. Brockel Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Dan Ringo Engineers &Fabricators, Inc.
Wayne W. A'Neal Industrial Fabricating Company
Herbert J. Danne
A. J. Meehan
Aart W. VanHooff Richmond Engineering Company, Inc.
Heat Transfer Department
H. A. Backstrom Struthers Nuclear & Process Company
Daniel W. Lyons
Wilmer Reynolds. Jr Henry Vogt Machine Company
Edward W. Flaxbart Western Supply Company
J. R. Maslanka
A. N. Major The Whitlock Manufacturing Company
Fred H. Linley, Jr Yuba Heat Transfer Division
D. P. Billings Yuba Manufacturing Division
Yuba Industries, Inc.
Marvin D. Pearson Yuba Industries, Inc.
Karl A. Gardner ..... Consultant
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The Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association, Inc.
acknowledges with appreciation
the cooperation of

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

American National Standards Institute, Inc.
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MEMBERSHIP LIST ............................ V
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PREFACE VII ................... , ...............
~ NOTETO USERS .............................. 1
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N NOMENCLATURE
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1 Size Numbering and Type Designation-Recommended
~ Practice ............................... 2
~ 2 Heat Exchanger Components ................... 4
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2 F FABRICATION TOLERANCES
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1 External Dimensions, Nozzle, and Support locations .. 7
~ 2 Tubesheets, Partitions, Covers, and Flanges ........ 8
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3 G GENERALFABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE
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1 Shop Operation .... , ................... 10
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2 Inspection ................................. 10
3 Name Plates .............................. 10
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4 Drawings and ASME Code Data Reports ........... 11
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6 Preparation of Heat Exchangers for Shipment ...... 12
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7 General Construction Features .................. 12
4 E INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
1 Performance .............................. 13
2 Installation ............................... 13
3 Operation ........................ , ........ 14
4 Maintenance .............................. 15
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Section
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5 R MECHANICAL STANDARDS TEMACLASS "R" HEAT
EXCHANGERS
Gaskets 34
Nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shells and Shell Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Tubesheets .
Floating Heads .
Shells and Shell Covers .
End Flanges and Bolting , . . 83
Baffles and Support Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Channels, Covers, and Bonnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Baffles and Support Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scope and General Requirements .
Channels, Covers, and Bonnets ....
End Flanges and Bolting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Floating Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tubes .
Scopeand General Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Gaskets .
Tubesheets ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tubes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MECHANICAL STANDARDS TEMA CLASS "c" HEAT
EXCHANGERS
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MECHANICAL STANDARDS CLASS "B" HEAT
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Scope and General Requirements .
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3 Shells and Shell Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4 Baffles and Support Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
5 Floating Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
6 Gaskets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100
7 Tubesheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 101
8 Channels, Covers, and Bonnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 112
9 Nozzles " 114
10 End Flanges and Bolting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 116
MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS
1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118
2 Tubes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118
3 Shells. Channels. Covers, Floating Heads. Tubesheets,
and Flanges 118
4 Baffles. Support Plates. Tie Rods, and Spacers. . . . .. 120
5 Gaskets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 120
6 Bolting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 120
THERMAL STANDARDS
1 Scope and Basic Relations . 122
2 Fouling Resistances 123
3 Fluid Temperature Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 127
4 Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Data " 128
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10 P PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
1 Average Fluid Temperature .................... 140
2 Fluid Density .............................. 140
3 Specific Heat .............................. 140
4 Heat Content of Petroleum Fractions ............. 141
5 Thermal Conductivity ........................ 141
6 Viscosity .................................. 142
7 Critical Properties .......................... 142
8 Selected References .......................... 142
11 D GENERAL INFORMATION
(See Detailed Table of Contents) ................ 171
INDEX ..................................... 199
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Note to Users
NOTE TO USERS OF
THE TEMA STANDARDS
Efficient use of the TEMA Standards requires specifying not
only TEMA but also the Mechanical Standards Class "R".
"C" or "B", to which the manufacturer must adhere. TEMA
"R", TEMA "C", and TEMA"B" are meaningful specifications.
TEMA alone is not.
Corresponding subject matter in the three Mechanical Stan-
dards is covered by paragraphs identically numbered except
for the prefix letter. Reference must be made to the paragraphs
under the Class specified since numerous variations exist
among identically numbered paragraphs in subsections "R".
"C", and "B".
It is the intention of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers
Association that this edition of its Standards may be used be-
ginning with the date of issuance, and that its requirements
supersede those of the previous edition six months from such
date of issuance, except for heat exchangers contracted for
prior to the end of the six month period. For this purpose, the
date of issuance is January 1. 1968. The date of issuance for
the second printing is May I, 1970. The date of issuance for
the third printing is June I, 1972. The date of issuance for
the fourth printing is July 1, 1974.
Questions on interpretation of the TEMA Standards should be
addressed to the Secretary. Inquiries will be handled promptly
unless committee action is required. Inquiries requiring devel-
opment of new technical information will only be transmitted
through the next addendum or edition of the Standards.
STANDARDS OF TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 1
SECTION 1
Heat Exchanger Nomenclature
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N-l.32
Fixed tubesheet exchanger with removable channel and cover, bonnet type rear head, two
pass shell, 33*" inside diameter with tubes 8' long.
SIZE 3396 TYPE AFM.
Spllt-ring floating head exchanger with removable channel and cover, single pass shell,
2 3 ~ " inside diameter with tubes 16' long.
SIZE 23192 TYPE AES.
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Fixed tubesheet exchanger having stationary and rear heads integral with tubesheets,
single pass shell, 17" inside diameter with tubes 16' long.
SIZE 17192 TYPE CEN.
N-l.4 SPECIAL DESIGNS
Special designs are not covered and may be described as best suits the manufacturer.
Putt-through floating head kettle type reboiler having stationary head integral with tube-
sheet. 23" port diameter and 37" inside shell diameter with tubes 16' long.
SIZE 23/37192 TYPE CKT.
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N-I.2 TYPE
Type designation shall be by letters describing stationary head, shell (omitted for bundles only),
and rear head, in that order, as indicated in Figure N1.2.
N-l.3 TYPICAL EXAMPLES
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N;, 1 SIZE NUMBERING AND TYPE DESIGNATION-RECOMMENDED PRACTICE
It is recommended that heat exchanger size and type be designated by numbers and letters as described
below.
N-I.1 SIZE
Sizes of shells (and tube bundles) shall be designated by numbers describing shell (and tube
bundle) diameters and tube lengths, as follows:
N-l.11 NOMINAL DIAMETER
The nominal diameter shall be the inside diameter of the shell in inches, rounded off to
the nearest integer. For kettle reboilers the nominal diameter shall be the port diameter
followed by the shell diameter, each rounded off to the nearest integer.
N-l.12 NOMINAL LENGTH
The nominal length shall be the tube length in inches. Tube length for straight tubes
shall be taken as the actual overall length. For u-tubes the length shall be taken as the
straight length from end of tube to bendtangent.
U-tube exchanger with bonnet type stationary head, split flow shell, 19" inside diameter
with tubes 7' straight length.
SIZE 19-84 TYPE BGU.
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21. Floating Head Cover-External
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
30. longitudinal Baffle
31. Pass Partition
32. Vent Connection
33. Drain Connection
34. Instrument Connection
35. Support Saddle
36. lifting lug
37. Support Bracket
38. Weir
39. liquid level Connection
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FIGURE N.2
For the purpose of establishing standard terminology, Figure N2 illustrates various types of heat ex-
changers. Typical parts and connections, for illustrative purposes only, are numbered for identification
in Table N2.
TABLE N.2
1. Stationary Head-Channel
2. Stationary Head-Bonnet
3. Stationary Head Flange-Channel or Bonnet
4. Channel Cover
5. Stationary Head Nozzle
6. Stationary Tubesheet
7. Tubes
8. Shell
9. Shell Cover
10. Shell Flange-Stationary Head End
11. Shell Flange-Rear 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
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