Tube pitch in heat exchangers questions answered
2020-01-06
Do you have some questions about tube pitch in heat exchangers! why not read this articleContinue Reading
How to calculate the Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
2018-01-28
How to calculate the Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient? Heat exchanger setup typically involves two flowing fluids separated by a solid wall. Heat is first transferred from the hot fluid to the wall by convection, the heat is then transferred through the wall by conduction, and lastly the heat is transferredContinue Reading
What is a compact heat exchanger?
2017-10-15
Definition Compact heat exchanger can be characterized by its high ‘area density’ this means that is has a high ratio of heat transfer surface to heat exchanger volume. So Compact heat exchange is characterized by high heat transfer surface-area to volume ratios and high heat transfer coefficients compared to otherContinue Reading
How to determine the number of Shell Passes in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
2015-03-06
This short articles describes how to find how many shells needed in series that would be sufficient to perform the duty required.Continue Reading
Classification of heat exchangers according to construction
2015-02-09
What is a heat exchanger? A device to exchange the thermal energy between two or more fluids at different temperatures. In simple terms; if you want to use a hot fluid to heat up a colder one you can use a heat exchanger to do the job. Heat exchangers areContinue Reading
What is Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
2015-01-16
Shell and tube heat exchanger is a commonly used equipment in industry. The article below will describe this type of exchanger.Continue Reading
What is a Plate heat exchanger
2015-01-09
What is plate heat exchanger? this article will describe gasketed plate heat exchangers. One of the popular choices for food industry.Continue Reading
What is Double pipe heat exchanger
2015-01-03
What is double pipe heat exchanger? Double pipe heat exchanger is perhaps the simplest of all heat exchanger types.Continue Reading
Recommended Shell and Tube side velocities
2014-12-17
Recommended shell and tube side velocities values are listed below, the values can be used for preliminary design purpose when designing shell and tube heat exchangers, these are guidelines that are in place as lower velocities can cause fouling issues and very high velocities can cause erosion issues. If thereContinue Reading
How to use shell and tube heat exchanger software effectively
2014-12-17
How to use shell and tube heat exchanger software effectively? This short article aims to give some recommendations and guidelines on how to effectively use shell and tube heat exchanger software (S&THex) effectively to design a heat exchanger, the article may also answer questions such as how do I knowContinue Reading
