Exchanger Manufacturers Association, 9th Edition, New York, 2007
Exchanger Manufacturers Association, 9th Edition, New York, 2007
Exchanger Manufacturers Association, 9th Edition, New York, 2007
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General References for Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Technology
1. Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA), Standards of the Tubular
Exchanger Manufacturers Association, 9th edition, New York, 2007.
2. Kakac, S., and Liu, H., Heat Exchangers Selection, Rating and Thermal Design, CRC Press,
Second Edition, 2002.
3. Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, ed. Hewitt, G., Begell House, Inc., 1998.
4. Handbook of Heat Transfer, ed. Rohsenow, Hartnett, and Cho, McGraw Hill Book
Company, Third Edition, 1998.
5. Webb, R., Principles of Enhanced Heat Transfer, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Second Edition,
2005.
6. Kern, D., Process Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1950.
7. Wolverine Engineering Data Book II, Wolverine Tube Inc., 2001.
http://www.wlv.com/products/databook/databook.pdf
8. Wolverine Engineering Data Book III, Wolverine Tube Inc., 2004‐2008.
http://www.wlv.com/products/databook/db3/DataBookIII.pdf
9. Serth, R.W., Process Heat Transfer, Principles and Applications, Elsevier, New York, 2007.
10. G.F. Hewitt, G.L. Shires, T.R. Bott, Process Heat Transfer, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida,
1994.
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Baffle Types
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Baffle Types
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Design Rules of Thumb
Baffle Type
25% perpendicular cut for single phase
45% vertical cut for gravity regime condensing
Single segmental
2 rows overlap
Parallel cut for single nozzles
Perpendicular cut for double nozzles
Double segmental
15% cut
Window velocity < 3 x crossflow velocity
No‐Tubes‐In‐Window
(NTIW)
Radial tube layout
NTIW for gas‐gas application
Disk‐and‐Doughnut
Low‐to‐moderate viscosity applications
Helical Sealing strips not recommended for full bundle
RODbaffle®
Use relatively long shells compared to shell diameter
EMbaffle®
Strip / Square One
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Condenser Design Examples
Example 1: Horizontal Shellside Condenser with Vertical Single Segmental Baffles
1270
mm
6.096
m
Horizontal Shellside Condenser with Vertical Single Segmental Baffles
TUBEPASS DETAILS
Pass Rows Tubes Plugged
1 19 388 0
2 19 388 0
3 17 364 0
4 17 364 0
SYMBOL LEGEND
Tube
Plugged tube
Tie rod
Impingement rod
Dummy tube
Seal rod
428.651 mm 1 2
Tube Layout for Horizontal Condenser with Vertical Single Segmental Baffles
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Example 2: Horizontal Condenser with Double Segmental Baffles
TUBEPASS DETAILS
Pass Rows Tubes Plugged
1 19 388 0
2 19 388 0
3 17 364 0
4 17 364 0
SYMBOL LEGEND
Tube
Plugged tube
Tie rod
Impingement rod
Dummy tube
Seal rod
428.651 mm 1 2
Tube Layout for Horizontal Condenser with Double Segmental Baffles
Comparison of Horizontal Condenser Performance
Double‐ Segmental Double‐ Segmental
Parameter Single‐ Segmental (without supports) (with supports)
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