Shell and Tube Graphite Heat Exchangers - GH series

The standard shell and tube graphite heat exchangers comprises a steel shell enclosing a graphite tube bundle
fitted with end covers. Because of the differences in their coefficients of thermal expansion, (steel expands 2-3
times as much as graphite) the differential expansion between the steel shell and the graphite tube bundle is
taken up by the externally packed floating tube sheet. This compensate expansion and contraction of the shell
over the graphite tube bundle.
The graphite tube bundle is held in the shell by the stud holding the fixed tube sheet to the fixed end shell flange.
These bolts remain in place to ensure that the graphite tube bundle is restrained whenever the graphite heat
exchangers is in service, or subjected to pressure testing, or whenever the graphite heat exchangers is moved.
The fixed end cover is fixed to the fixed tube sheet by the stud between the pressure plate and the fixed end shell
flange.
The floating end cover is held against the floating tube sheet by the stud between the pressure plate and the
floating tube sheet flange. This flange holds a split ring, which is located in the groove in the floating tube sheet.
Floating Head Sliding Gland seals the shell and floating tube sheet employing a stuffing box.

Shell and Tube Graphite Heat Exchangers Specification:

Shell-and-tube graphite heat exchangers are constructed from the following components:
Graphite
tube in
standard
dimensions
of
22/32,
25/37
and
Standard
graphite
tube
lengths
up
to
- Two graphite tube sheets--one fixed and the other floating, relative
- Large heat transfer areas of Shell and Tube Graphite Heat Exchanger (over 1,000 m2)

36/50
6
to the

mm
M
shell

On this basis, shell and tube graphite heat exchangers are used as graphite heaters, graphite coolers, graphite
condensers, graphite falling film absorbers and graphite evaporators.

Shell and Tube Type Heat Exchanger

The tubes and tube sheets are made of Phenolic impregnated graphite.

The domes/headers are made of graphite, special steels like SS-904, PTFE/PFA lined or
rubber lined.

The baffles are made of graphite or steel.

The graphite tubes can be carbon fibre reinforced, if required,

The shell is made of steel or steel lined with rubber, graphite or PTFE/PFA lined

Heat transfer area upto 1000 m2

Tube length upto 8 mtr

Working pressure full vacuum/ 10 bar gauge on process side and service side depending on the application of the heat exchanger

Special features like full baffles near tube sheets to prolong life in operation.

Application:
Evaporator required in phosphoric acid production for concentration of P2O5, in Rayon industries for spin bath heating, for
condensation/cooling of gases containing corrosive chemicals, as absorbers, coolers, heaters, flue gas(from incinerators), quenching for
corrosive acidic media.