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Heat Exchanger Design
Engineering support for shell-and-tube heat exchangers, including TEMA configuration review, mechanical design, vendor document review, bundle details, and coordination between thermal and mechanical requirements.
Detailed Scope
- Shell, channel, bonnet, tubesheet, flange, gasket, expansion joint, and cover design review.
- TEMA type selection, tube layout, pass partition, baffle arrangement, and bundle pull requirements.
- Thermal design coordination with HTRI or client process outputs.
- ASME pressure boundary checks and exchanger-specific fabrication considerations.
- Inspection, maintenance, fouling, cleaning, and constructability review.
Overview
- Engineering support for shell-and-tube heat exchangers, including TEMA configuration review, mechanical design, vendor document review, bundle details, and coordination between thermal and mechanical requirements.
Typical Input Documents
- Thermal datasheet
- TEMA class
- Process fluid data
- Materials
- Vendor drawings
Typical Deliverables
- Mechanical design review
- TEMA compliance notes
- Tube bundle drawing comments
- Datasheet markups
- Vendor technical query register
Software Used
- HTRI
- PV Elite
- Compress
- AutoCAD
Typical Timeline
- 1Initial review: 1 working day
- 2Engineering or checking cycle: 2-5 working days
- 3Final closeout after comments: 1-2 working days
Who Should Request This Service
- EPC contractors needing specialist support during proposal, detailed engineering, or closeout.
- Fabricators needing checked calculations, drawings, MTOs, or vendor response support.
- Operators and industrial clients needing independent technical review before approval or fabrication.
Workflow
- 1Thermal basis review
- 2Mechanical design checks
- 3Drawing and datasheet review
- 4Fabrication query response
- 5Final compliance memo
Common Applications
- Shell-and-tube exchangers
- Condensers
- Reboilers
- Coolers
- Process heaters interface review