Process Conditions Maximum Surface area <=10 m2 11 m2 - 800 m2 801 m2 - 1000 m2 1001 m2 - 1500 m2 1501 m2 - 2000 m2 Maximum Operating

Pressure - shellside <= 20 bar 21 bar - 140 bar 141 bar - 1000 bar Maximum Operating Pressure - tubeside <= 20 bar 21 bar - 140 bar 141 bar - 1000 bar Maximum Operating Temperature <= 150 C 151 C - 260 C 261 C - 350 C Minimum practical DT of approach <= 1 C 2 C - 5 C Maximum Flow Capacity - liquid - shellside <=0.7 m3/s Maximum Flow Capacity - liquid - tubeside <=0.7 m3/s Maximum Flow Capacity - gas - shellside <= 1 m3/s 3 3 2 m /s - 15 m /s Maximum Flow Capacity -gas - tubeside <= 1 m3/s 3 3 2 m /s - 15 m /s Typical Mean Flow Velocity - liquid - shellside <=2 m/s 2-3 m/s Typical Mean Flow Velocity - liquid - tubeside 2-3 m/s Typical Mean Flow Velocity - gas - shellside <= 6 m/s 6 m/s - 10 m/s 11 m/s - 20 m/s Typical Mean Flow Velocity - gas - tubeside <= 10 m/s 11 m/s - 20 m/s Compatibility Fouling service - shellside Fouling service - tubeside Cleanability - shellside Cleanability - tubeside In-service tube replacement Differential thermal expansion thermal shock Toxic or hazardous fluids - shellside Toxic or hazardous fluids - tubeside Condensing service - shellside Condensing service - tubeside Evaporative service shellside Evaporative service - tubeside Viscous liquids - shellside Viscous liquids - tubeside Maintenance Alloy construction - shellside Alloy construction - tubeside Heat transfer efficiency Relative cost Pressure Drop - shellside <= 0.0012 bar 0.2 bar - 0.6 bar 0.6 bar - 1.0 bar 1.0 bar - 1.5 bar Pressure Drop - tubeside 0.2 bar - 0.6 bar 0.5 bar - 1.5 bar Typical Service Chilling Condensing Cooling Exchanging Heating Vaporizing Superheating Typical Fluids Aqueous Organics Gases

Double-Pipe B E P P P F G B F G B B P P B F N N B R B R G B B F G B G B F G F G G G G P B F F F F G B F E E G B P P B F B F G G G G G R R G G G

Shell & Tube F B G P P G B P G B P B G G R B N N G B G B B G B G B F G B B G G G B B G B B B G B G F G F F E G F P B F F B F G G G G G G G G G G

Plate Frame P F G B P B P P B P P G B P R B B B N N N N N N N N N N N N B B B B B B B G G P P P P G G B E E B P P P B B P B G R G G G R R G G R

Air Fin P F G G B N N N G B P G B P R B N N N N G B N N B B F P G B N B N B B B B N B N G N P N G B N E G G B F F F B F R G G R R R R G G G

Fired Heater

LEGEND B = Best G = Good F = Fair E = Operable but expensive P = Poor Rd = Risky unless designed carefully R = Risky N = Not applicable

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