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TEMA G Shell: Split flow. Used for horz thermosyphon reboilers. Only one central
support and no baffles. TEMA restricts max unsupported tube length is 1500 mm.
Therefore G type shall cannot use tube length more than 3000 mm.
TEMA H Shell. Double split flow. Used where larger tube length is desired.
Equivalent to 2 G shell placed side by side. Therefore 2 full support plates.
Therefore max tube length go up to 6000 mm. Used for Hor thermosyphon
reboilers. Pr drop reduced drastically. Since there is no pump in thermosyphon
reboiler circuit, G or H type is most suited.
Cross baffles are normally not employed in G or H shell.
TEMA X Shell. Pure crossflow shell. Lowest pr drop. If all other options exhaust,
then X type selected. Employed for cooling or condensing vapours at very low pr
, particularly vacuum. Required no of full support plates can be used for
structural integrity and to eliminate any possibility of failures of tubes due to flow
induced vibrations. They donot interfere with shellside flow as they are parallel to
flow direction. Should be employed in extreme situations where even a NTIW
designs fail to meet the allowable shell side pressure drop limitation. One perfect
example is vacuum column ejector first stage intercondensers operating typically
at 50 mm Hg and having allowable pr drop of 5 mm Hg.
TEMA K Shell: special crossflow shell employed for kettle reboilers having an
integral vapour disengagement space in the shape of enlarged shell. Full support
plates can be employed as required.