Heat Exchanger

Heat Exchanger

                        Heat Exchanger

Heat Exchanger:

A device for transferring heat from one media to another.

Classification of heat exchanger: 

Classification of heat exchanger according to transfer process

1) Indirect contact type                  (2) Direct contact type 

According to number of fluids 

 1) Two number          ( 2) Three number      (3) N-number 

According to surface compactness 

1) Gas to liquid        (2) liquid to liquid 

According to construction

1)Tube and shell type        (2)  Plate type 

1)Tube type

A) I tube bundle  (2)  U tube bundle 

  

2) Plate type 

1)PHE          (2) Sprial     (3) Plate coil        (4) Printed circuit 

According to flow arrangement

1) Single Pass         (2) Multi pass