extinction coefficient: A measure of the ability of particles or gases to absorb and scatter photons from a beam of light; a number

that is proportional to the number of photons removed from the sight path per unit length.
F
fin area per unit length: Finned tube surface area per unit length of heat exchanger tube.
fin pitch: Distance between adjacent fins, center to center.
H
height under nozzle: Distance between shell inside diameters and edge of first tuberow beneath nozzle.
hot fluid allocation: Location of hot fluid, shell side or tube side.
I
impingement protection: Flow distribution device used to protect tube bundle from damage due to excessive velocities or twophase
flow in the nozzles.
impingement rods: Rods placed below the shell inlet nozzle to prevent impingement of fluid directly onto tubes. Typically, rods are
of same size and layout as bundle tubes.
inclination angle: Departure of exchanger shell from horizontal, measured in degrees. Vertical shell has inclination angle of 90.
Shells are sometimes inclined slightly to promote condensate drainage.
inlet baffle spacing: Distance between tubesheet (or support plate) and first baffle where shellside flow enters exchanger.
L
layout angle: Layout of tubes in relation to direction of shell side crossflow. Given in degrees. Commonly used layout angles are
30, 45. 60, and 90.
longitudinal baffle: Metal plates within a heat exchanger that are parallel to the tubes. Used to direct fluid flow in desired flow
pattern. Longitudinal baffles are present in TEMA F, G, and H shells.
longitudinal tube pitch: Tube center-to-center distance between adjacent tuberows in the direction of shellside flow.
M
mean beam length: The length of a beam that, if directed at right angles to the walls of the firebox, would have the same effect as
the average of all beams directed to the walls at their respective angles.
N
no-tubes-in-window: Exchanger with all tubes removed from baffle windows. This type of exchanger is commonly used to prevent
flow-induced tube vibration problems.
nozzle: Physical opening for fluid to enter or exit heat exchanger.
nozzle dome: Enlarged nozzle neck used to reduce velocity of fluid entering exchanger and to aid distribution of fluid inside heat
exchanger.
number of shell passes: Number of times shellside flow travels all or part of shell longitudinally. For example, TEMA types F and G
shells have 2 passes, and TEMA type H has 4 passes.
O
outer tube limit: Diameter of circle beyond which no tubes can be placed in the tubesheet.
outlet baffle spacing: Distance between tubesheet and last baffle at point where shellside flow exits exchanger.
outside area per unit length: Actual outside area of tube plus external fin surface area per unit length of tube.
outside/inside area ratio: Ratio of outside surface area to inside surface area of tube.