Our shell and tube heat exchangers are used in many comfort and industry applications for heating and cooling fluids. They consist of a shell with traditional plain tubes or enhanced surface tubes for high thermal performance. The fluids can be liquids or gases, one of which flows inside the tubes while the other flows outside the tubes within the shell. There are single-phase or two-phase heat exchangers, and the latter is used to either boil or condense fluids.
A shell-and-tube heat exchanger consists of a large number of long, low-diameter tubes arranged in a longitudinal bundle within a larger tube, or shell. Depending on the application, fluid or gas circulates the void between the shell and the tube bundle, acting as the coolant. Shell and tube heat exchangers are a common type of heat exchanger used in various industrial processes and HVAC systems. They consist of a shell (a large vessel) with a bundle of tubes inside it. One fluid flows through the tubes, while another fluid flows over the tubes, transferring heat between the two fluids without mixing them.
The use and popularity of shell and tube heat exchangers is due to the simplicity of their design and exceptionally efficient heat exchange rate. The process of a shell and tube heat exchanger involves the use of a liquid or steam that flows into the shell to heat the tubes. Four passes through the tubes is considered to be the most efficient and effective method of heat transfer.
Shell and tube heat exchangers find widespread use across numerous industries, including: