Shell and tube heat exchanger Main parts
- Tubes
- Shell
- Baffles
- Tube Sheets
- Head
- Tube Bundle
STHE accounted for 85% of new exchangers supplied to oil-refining, chemical, petrochemical and power companies.
Why?
•Can be designed for almost any duty with a very wide range of temperatures and pressures
•Can be built in many materials
•Many suppliers
•Repair can be by non-specialists •Design methods and mechanical codes have been established from many years of experience