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shell-and-tube heat exchanger
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Figure 2: Cross-flow exchange in a shell-and-tube type of heat exchanger
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  • Figure 1: Operating principle of a parallel-flow heat exchanger
    heat exchanger

    …of heat exchanger is the shell-and-tube type illustrated in Figure 2. It utilizes a bundle of tubes through which one of the fluids flows. These tubes are enclosed in a shell with provisions for the other fluid to flow through the spaces between the tubes. In most designs of this…

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    …of heat exchanger is the shell-and-tube type illustrated in Figure 2. It utilizes a bundle of tubes through which one of the fluids flows. These tubes are enclosed in a shell with provisions for the other fluid to flow through the spaces between the tubes. In most designs of this…

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