Removable Tube bundle Heat Exchanger
Removable Tube Bundle Exchanger is also called Floating-Head Exchanger
In a floating-head exchanger, the tube part is free to move within the system. It is a type of shell and tube heat exchanger that is typically used for high-pressure applications. This type of exchanger is more efficient than both fixed-tube sheets and U-tube exchangers, and it is also more expensive to operate. In addition, the floating-head exchanger requires more maintenance than the other two types of exchangers.
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Application of Tube bundle Heat Exchanger
- General industrial applications requiring frequent cleaning
- Chemical processing applications for toxic fluids
- Hydrocarbon fluid condensers
- Special gas aftercoolers and intercoolers
- Air pollution control systems
- Secondary heat recovery solutions for returning heat to ovens, dryers, kilns
- Building heating
- OEM energy recovery applications
Floating Head Heat Exchanger Advantages
- Tube bundle can be pulled out to facilitate cleaning of the tube side and shell side.
- Temperature difference between two mediums is not limited.
- The heat exchanger can operate under high temperature and pressure (average temperature ≤ 450°C, pressure ≤ 6.4 MPa).
- Suitable for serious scaling occasions.
- Suitable for easy corrosion occasions.
- No temperature limit between the two mediums.
- Easy to clean and inspect.
- High reliability and wide adaptability.
- Suitable for dirty fluid applications due to ease of cleaning.
- The tube bundle can be removed for inspection.
- Possible mechanical cleaning of the outer surface of tubes.
- Straight tubes allow individual tube replacement.
- Tube and shell expansion is not a problem.
- The inside tube surface can be cleaned without removing the tube bundle.
- No limitation on the number of tube side passes.