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9 Problems Incurred
10 Customers Concurrence
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INFORMATION ON DOUBLE TUBE
SHEET HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
ASSUMPTIONS:
Element is rigid enough to mutually transfer all thermal and mech. radial loads
between t/sheets.
Tubes are rigid enough to mutually transfer all mechanical and thermal axial
loads between the tubesheets
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
ASSUMPTION:
HEAT EXCHANGERS
The effect of differential radial growth between t/s is a major factor in tube
stresses and spacing between t/sheets
ASSUMPTIONS:
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THUMB RULES IN STREAM
ALLOCATIONS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
The higher pressure fluid normally flows through the tube side. With smaller
diameter and nominal wall thk. the tubes are better able to accept high
pressures.
Generally corrosive fluids are in the tubeside. This is much less expensive to
use the special alloys designed to resist corrosion for tubes than for shell.
Flow of higher fouling fluids through the tubes are easier to clean using
common mech. methods than the shell .
HEAT EXCHANGERS
It is best to place fluids requiring low pressure drops in the shell circuit since
flexible combinations & configurations- affecting tube pitch, baffle use and
spacing, and multiple nozzles etc can be used when laying out the shell
circuit.
The fluid with lower heat transfer coeff. normally goes in the shell circuit
with this setup, low-fin tubing, which will increase available surface area,can
be used to offset the low heat transfer.
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INTRODUCTION
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
INTRODUCTION
TEMA provides option for using Double Tube sheet HE to get a better
contamination-proof joint.( ref.TEMA RCB pg.55-62)
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
Inner T/S
Outer T/S
Channel
Shell
Tubes
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
INTRODUCTION
DIMENSIONS :
MATERIAL :
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TUBE SHEET DETAILS
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
Each T/s having two grooves of 3mm width and 0.4mm depth.
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TUBE TO TUBE SHEET
JOINT
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
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TUBE SHEET TO TUBE SHEET
JOINT
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
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REQUIREMENT OF MOCK UP
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
REQUIREMENT OF MOCK UP
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MOCK UP TESTING
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
MOCK UP TESTING
17 No of holes used.
Pull out test carried out on Hole nos. 4,9&14 ,surrounded by at least two
rows.
After satisfactory expansion, the joint with annular space was seal welded
first and then subjected to pneumatic test at 2.0 kg/cm2(g). pressure
followed by hydro test at 33.0 kg/cm2(g) and the results were leak tight.
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8.1
HEAT EXCHANGERS
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8.2
HEAT EXCHANGERS
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8.3
HEAT EXCHANGERS
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8.4
HEAT EXCHANGERS
The pull out loads were found to be satisfactory when the tests were done :-
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2.
Macro test was conducted after sectioning to confirm the proper flow of
tube material in the grooves after expansion, the flow of material was
satisfactory.
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PROBLEMS INCURRED
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9.1
HEAT EXCHANGERS
PROBLEMS INCURRED
In mock up stage , both ends of the tube sheets were accessible and hence
it was easy to check % expansion in both the tube sheets separately.
In actual job, only one end was accessible. So it required a long bore gauge
to check the expansion. Since the fabricator was not having the long bore
gauge,expansion of the outer T/s was checked and reported. The same was
referred to client for concurrence and was accepted by them based on
satisfactory mock up results.
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9.1
HEAT EXCHANGERS
PROBLEMS INCURRED
CONTD..
BV insisted the above requirement for the T/S TO T/Sheet weld joint
Due to the joint geometry, radiography could not be realised. UT was the
next suggested alternative. Again due to joint configuration /lesser width of
joint & limitation of scanning area only a small portion could be
examined leaving out the critical root penetration.
To counter this, special care for the root pass was undertaken by keeping
3 visible ports for examining the root penetration visually. The root
penetration was found satisfactory.
joint
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9.2
HEAT EXCHANGERS
BV INSPECTION REPORT
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9.2
HEAT EXCHANGERS
BV INSPECTION REPORT
CONTD..
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CUSTOMERS CONCURRENCE
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
CUSTOMERS CONCURRENCE
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CONCLUSION
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
CONCLUSION
TEMA does not give too much details about such type of Double T/s HE.
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