What are some of the reasons we would want the exchanger to be vertical?

Hot, dirty surface blowdown from the boiler can be hard on piping in your system, the vertical design ensures that the boiler’s continuous blowdown will continuously flush all the way through your heat recovery system.

Why are condenser tubes horizontal?

Tubes are smooth. And for smooth surface the condensation will be of film condensation type i.e. it will form a film over the surface during condensation. Thus the tubes are placed in horizontal position for faster condensation.

What is a vertical heat exchanger?

Vertical Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger is a heat exchanger that is derived from its parent Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger and it is most commonly all Industries which involves higher-pressure and Higher Temperature applications. Shell and tube heat exchangers consist of a series of tubes.

What is the difference between vertical and horizontal condenser?

The main difference between both heat exchanger is of residence time. In case of vertical one the heat exchanger gets less residence time irrespective to horizontal one. In vertical heat exchanger high circulation of fluid is possible where as in horizontal Heat Exchanger only low circulation one can achieve.

What is vertical tube condenser?

A heat exchanger for the condensation of industrial waste steam containing infiltrated air was designed. The condenser consists of a bundle of vertical tubes in which the steam condenses as it flows downwards with cooling water flowing outside the tubes in the opposite direction.

What is horizontal tube?

– Horizontal Tube Evaporators. The evaporator tube is called horizontal because the tubes are arranged horizontally. In the next evaporator, the heating chamber is formed by the horizontal tubes, which are supported by two plates. The steam enters the tubes and condenses to give up its heat of condensation.

Why condenser is placed in vertical position?

The reason is related to the layer of condensate film formed on the tube surface. The condensate film is thin only near the top of the tube. For a horizontal tube, the thin film area is larger, therefore easier condensing.

Why is the condenser vertical?

The condenser consists of a bundle of vertical tubes in which the steam condenses as it flows downwards with cooling water flowing outside the tubes in the opposite direction.