Shell & tube heat exchanger designer

Step-by-step shell & tube heat exchanger design — Bell–Delaware thermal rating, ASME VIII / TEMA mechanical, weight and cost optimizer.

All articles
  • Horizontal shell and tube heat exchanger

    Heat exchanger design and fabrication

    Design and Manufacturing of Heat Exchangers

    Read more
  • Fitting a head to the shell of a horizontal pressure vessel in the workshop

    Pressure Vessel Fabrication Steps to ASME

    Building a pressure vessel differs from an ordinary storage tank: material traceability, head thickness checks after forming, nozzle reinforcement, PWHT and a hydrotest at 1.3 times.

    Read more
  • Inspector carrying out a non-destructive test on a steel tank shell weld

    Tank Tests: What Defect Does Each Test Find?

    Hydrotest, radiography, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and vacuum box. Each finds a particular defect and none can replace another. Here we compare them.

    Read more
  • Assembling the shell and head of a steel tank in the Behineh Ab tank fabrication workshop

    Steel Tank Manufacturing Steps, from Order to Delivery

    The steps of building a steel tank, from the data sheet to testing and dispatch. A 20,000-litre tank takes about three weeks; here is what that time is spent on.

    Read more