Shell and tube condenser

Shell-and-tube condensers are heat exchange devices consisting of a shell, tube plate, tube bundle, baffles, and housing. A condenser formed by a set of tube bundles or coils mounted within a single shell. Heat is transferred between two media, one inside the tubes and the other in the shell surrounding the tubes, through the tube walls, typically in a horizontal arrangement. The capacity of a new condenser to condense the medium, with the heat exchange area calculated as follows: Heat exchange area (m²) = 3.1416 × tube inner diameter × tube length × total number of tubes. The size of a new condenser should be selected based on the amount of medium to be condensed per unit time.