Describe only construction and working of pipe in pipe heat exchanger. State it’s two applications.
Pipe Heat Exchanger:
Construction and Working :
In Pipe heat exchanger design, an important factor is the type of flow pattern in the heat exchanger. A pipe heat exchanger will typically be either counter flow , parallel flow or Cross flow pipe heat exchanger. A pipe heat exchanger, in its simplest form is just one pipe inside another larger pipe. One fluid flows through the inside pipe and the other flows through the annulus between the two pipes. The wall of the inner pipe is the heat transfer surface. The pipes are usually doubled back multiple times as shown in the diagram at the left, in order to make the overall unit more compact.
Application : Oil refinery industries , Waste water management, Refrigeration system