Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled

Description

This Heat Exchanger Design Playbook eBook from 3D-LABS references ASME standards and explains each method with clear worked examples for practising engineers and students.

Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled covers complete thermal-hydraulic design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers per TEMA/ASME, gasketed plate heat exchangers, brazed plate, and air-cooled fin-fan exchangers with sizing equations, fouling factors, and pressure drop calculations.

What standards does this book reference?

TEMA Class R/C/B (2019 edition) for shell-and-tube mechanical design, ASME VIII Div 1:2023 for pressure boundary design, ISO 15547-1:2005 (plate heat exchanger thermal and pressure drop methods), and API 661:2006 (air-cooled heat exchangers for general refinery use).

What is the heat exchanger sizing formula?

Q = U x A x F x LMTD, where Q is duty (kW), U is overall heat transfer coefficient (W/m2-K), A is heat transfer area (m2), and F is the LMTD correction factor (0.75-0.98 for multi-pass exchangers from TEMA charts). Overall U: 1/U = 1/hi + r_wall/k_wall + 1/ho + Rf_i + Rf_o, where Rf_i and Rf_o are fouling resistances (m2-K/W from TEMA Table RGP-T-2.4 — e.g. cooling water 0.000176 m2-K/W).

What tube-side heat transfer coefficient formula is used?

Dittus-Boelter equation for turbulent flow (Re greater than 10,000): Nu = 0.023 x Re^0.8 x Pr^n, where n = 0.4 for heating and n = 0.3 for cooling. Tube-side coefficient hi = Nu x k / Di. TEMA recommends tube-side velocity 0.9 to 2.4 m/s for liquids (TEMA Cl. RCB-2.31). For laminar flow (Re less than 2300): Sieder-Tate correlation with viscosity correction is used.

How do I access this book after purchase?

eBook PDF: After your payment is confirmed, our team emails the PDF to the address on your order. No shipping wait, and no subscription — if you need another copy later, email info@3d-labs.com and we will resend it. Paper Book: Printed and shipped worldwide. Shipping within India is free; international shipping is charged at checkout.

Contents

1. How to Use This Book: Selecting the Exchanger Type for the Duty — p. 1–16
2. Thermal Fundamentals: LMTD, Effectiveness-NTU and the F Correction — p. 17–40
3. Film Coefficients, Fouling Resistances and the Overall U — p. 41–64
4. TEMA Types, Front and Rear Head Selection and Nomenclature — p. 65–84
5. Shell Side Flow: Bell-Delaware Method and Baffle Arrangements — p. 85–110
6. Tube Side Hydraulics, Pass Partitions and Velocity Limits — p. 111–130
7. Mechanical Design of Shell, Channel and Tubesheet to ASME Section VIII — p. 131–156
8. Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints, Bellows and Differential Thermal Growth — p. 157–178
9. Vibration Screening: Vortex Shedding, Fluid-Elastic Instability and Baffle Spacing — p. 179–198
10. Condensers, Reboilers and Phase Change Duties — p. 199–222
11. Plate and Frame, Brazed and Welded Plate Exchangers — p. 223–244
12. Air-Cooled Exchangers: Bundles, Fans, Louvres and Ambient Design — p. 245–268
13. Fabrication, Inspection, Hydrotest and Indian Shop Practice — p. 269–288
14. Rating Sheets, Fouling Tables and Troubleshooting Checklists — p. 289–310

What’s Included

An instant PDF download covering the core concepts, practical examples, and key references — ready to read on any device.

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About Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled

Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled is part of the 3D-LABS Engineering series — a focused e-book library for practising engineers, engineering students, and technical managers. This title covers fundamentals of engineering design, code interpretation, industry practices, and real-world project applications, with worked examples and industry-current best practices drawn from real engineering projects.

Written by practising 3D-LABS engineers and reviewed by senior specialists, Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled is designed to move you from concept to competence quickly — not to be a comprehensive academic reference, but a working reference you actually use.

Who Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled is for

Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled is written for practising engineers, engineering students, and technical managers. If you are:

• An early-career engineer wanting to accelerate your practical knowledge in engineering.
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Then Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled will earn its price back in the first project or exam you apply it to.

What is included in your download

• The complete PDF e-book — DRM-free, fully searchable, print-friendly formatting.
• Worked examples — real-world calculations, drawings, or case studies interspersed through the text.
• Reference charts and tables — quick-lookup material you will return to on the job.
• Further reading recommendations — curated pointers to codes, standards, and complementary resources.
• Free updates — when we revise the book, you get the updated PDF at no extra cost. We notify you by email.

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Heat Exchanger Design Playbook — Shell, Tube, Plate and Air-Cooled is priced at ₹5,500 (USD equivalent shown in cart). After payment is confirmed, our team emails your PDF to the address on your order. No subscriptions, no hidden fees, no expiring access.

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Who wrote this book?

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