TFD-HE13 -Shell & Tube Heat Exchager Design2
Introduction
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Shell & tube heat exchangers are the most versatile type of heatexchangers.
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They are used in process industries, in conventional and nuclearpowerstations, steam generators, etc
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They are used in many alternative energy applications including ocean,thermal and geothermal.
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Shell & tube heat exchangers provide relatively large ratios of heattransfer area to volume.
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They can be easily cleaned.