திங்கள், பிப்ரவரி 11, 2013

HEAT EXCHANGER

HEAT EXCHANGER



 

CONVENTIONAL TUBULER HEAT EXCHANGER CONT”d

Some OF the more common tybular heat exchanger are

1. U tube heat exchanger

2. Floating head heat exchanger pull through type

3. Floating head heat exchanger lantern head type

4. Floating head heat exchanger split backing ring type

5. Kettle type reboiller



Why do we use heat exchanger?

To exchange heat between two fluids



Type of heat transfer equipment

Cooler cools using water or air without phase change

Chiller refrigerates below that obtainable with water

Condenser condenses vapour/ vapour mixture

Steam heater uses seam from team for heating

Steam generator produces steam from water

Reboiler uses steam /hot fluid to heat,for distillation column



Types of shell and tupe heat exchanger



1.floating head exchanger

Permits free expansion/contraction

Eacy to clean

2.fixed tubesheet exchanger

If shell side fouling , notsuitable

Cheapest and most economical

3. u tube exchanger

Tube expansion independent of other tubes

Tubes difficult to clean internally

4.reboiler/kettle type exchanger

Can handle large fluctuating loads



HEATCXCHANGER FAILURES

WHAT IS FAILURE?

FAILURE TO DELIVER THE FUNCTION WITCH IT IS INTENDED TO PERFOM



WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF HEAT EXCHANGER?

1. CORROSION

2. MECHNICAL

3. PROCESS RELATED



CORROSION



UNIFORM ATTACK

UNIFORM THINNING

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING

SUSCEPTIBLE MATERIAL AND CORRODING ENVIRONMENT

PITTING

LOCALISED ATTACK IN THE FORM OF PITS

UNDER DEPOSIT CORROSION { E.G . LOW VELOCITY AREAS}

MECHANICAL

VIBRATION

TUBE TO TUBESHEET JOINT LEAK

BAFFILE HOLE GROOVING INTO TUBE EXTERNAL SURFACE

LOOSENING OF GASKET BOLTHING

WEAR DUE COLLISION OF TUBE TO TUBE

VELOCITY

EROSION OF TUBES AT ENTRY SIDE , INTERNALLY {TUBE SIDE}

EROSION OF TUBES ON OUTSIDE SURFACE {SHELL SIDE}

EROSION OF INLET/OUTLET NOZZLES

EROSION AT BAFFLE HOLE TO TUBE INTERFACE



FAILURES……

TUBE LEAK

TUBE TO TUBESHEET JOINT LEAK

GASKET LEAK{SHELL\TS OR TS\CHANNEL OR FLOATING HEAD}

CORRODED THINNED DOWN SHELL\SHELL\TUBESHEET}

REPAIRS CARRIED OUT VIDE………

. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES {PLUGGING\WELDING\ EXPANSION}

. REPLACEMENT WITH EXISTING METALLURGY WITH…..

. PROPOSE CHANGE IN OPRATING CONDITIONS

. DESIGN CHANG

. ACCEPT DEGRADATION RATE {BASED ON ECONOMY}

. UPGRADATION IN METALLURGY

GASKET LEAK

DAMAGED GASKET

PROPER GASKET WITH STANDARD INSTALLATION AND TIGHTENING PROCEDURES

DAMAGED GASKET SEATING FACES

RESTORE THE GASKET SEATING FACES WITH WELD-OVERLAY FOLLOWED BY RESTORING REQUISITE SURFACE ROUGHNESS

TUBE LEAK

.CUTTING OF LEAKY TUBE FOR INVESTIGATION

. PLUGGING THE LEAKY TUBES

.COMMON TAPER-PLUGS USED

. J-PLUG WELDED

TUBE TO TUBESHEET JOINT LEAK

ROLL EXPANDED

.RE-ROLLING, IF EXPANSION LIMITS NOT EXCEEDED

. DRILLING OUT OLD TUBE ,REINSERTING NEW TUBE AND EXPANSION

.IF GROOVE DAMAGED, PLUG THE TUBE

SEAL-WELDED

.GRIND UPTO ROOT

. RE-WELD USING SUITABLE FILLER WIRE

. ROLL EXPAND, LEAVING 10mm FROM FRONT TUBESHEET

MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

SHELLL\CHANNEL\SHELL COVER

CS, ALLOY STEEL, CORROSION RESISTANT CLAD STEEL

TUBES

CS, ALLOY STEEL, SS, NON FERROUS

BAFFLES

CS GENERALLY

TUBESHEETS

CS, ALLOY STEEL CORROSION RESISTANT CLAD STEEL, CUPRONICKEL, SS



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