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Heat Exchanger Designs and Selections • Differential Thermal Expansion • Pass Arrangements for Flow Through Tubes • Shell Side Fluid Flow Impingement Plates (based on application) • Maintenance and Servicing Considerations • Principal Components • Heat Exchanger Tubes Materials of Construction • Economic Considerations in Heat Exchanger Selection • Heat Exchanger Rating versus Expected Loads Fundamental Heat Transfer • Load is the Measure of Heat Transferred • A Combination of Three Factors Governs Load Capacity Heat Transfer Coefficient (U) Depends on Many Variables • Area is the Total Effective Tube Area

Maintenance and Servicing Considerations

Tubesheet arrangements are designed so as to include as many tubes as possible within the shell for maximum heat transfer surface. Sometimes a layout must be selected which also permits access to the tubes for cleaning as required by process conditions.

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