Daily Archives: June 30, 2025

The first step in preparing a heat exchanger design is assembly of the required data. The minimum requirements for basic data are as follows: Process Fluid Design Flow Rates This is normally the maximum flow rate for the process fluid at full flowsheet rates. However, there may be temporary higher rates during start up or […]

The calculations carried out to design heat exchangers are far from exact. In fact Perry’s refers to the design of heat exchangers as being an art as much as a science. These days almost all heat exchanger designs are carried out using software specifically written for the purpose. The most accepted software used for heat […]

  Shell and tube exchangers can be designed for almost any service. All other exchanger types are compared to shell and tube.   Hairpin type exchangers are a good choice when one fluid is at a very high pressure.   Hairpin exchangers are a good choice when there is a large difference in temperature between […]