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UNIT-1 INDROCUTION
1.1 Heat Exchanger Type 1.1.1 Shell & Tube Exchanger 1.1.2 Plate Heat Exchangers

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UNIT-2 SHELL AND TUBE EXCHANGERS: CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

2.1 Exchanger types

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UNIT-3 BASIC DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR A SHELL & TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT-4 RATING OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN 12 16

UNIT-5DIFFERENT DESIGN APPROACHES FOR SHELL & TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER

1. Kern s method 2. Bell s method 2.1. Flow pattern 2.2. Heat-transfer coefficient 2.3 Pressure drop

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UNIT-6 SPREADSHEET TOOL

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UNIT-7 SHELL & TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN VIA SPREADSHEET

7.1 SPREADSHEET PROCEDURE 7.2 Color code used in spreadsheet

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UNIT-8 CASE STUDIES

8.1 CASE STUDY -1 8.2 CASE STUDY-2

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UNIT-9 SUMMARY REFERENCES

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