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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Chemical Engineering Forum => Topic started by: naren.iitr on January 08, 2008, 01:03:55 PM

Title: where to place heat exchangers in a plant
Post by: naren.iitr on January 08, 2008, 01:03:55 PM

why heat exchangers are placed generally on the periphery of any plant?
one possible reason i could think of for easy access for cleaning purpose.plz help.

Title: Re: where to place heat exchangers in a plant
Post by: Montemayor on January 09, 2008, 02:07:37 PM

In 47 years of being in and around process plants I've never noticed that heat exchangers are being placed near the periphery of these locations.

Heat exchangers that are notorious for their clean-out requirements are typically crude oil refinery units - and these exchangers are never found in the periphery - where storage tank's usually reside.

You make make the statement as if that is a known truth.  My experience tells me the opposite.  I've always found heat exchangers in locations where they are immediately needed for heat up or cool down.

Title: Re: where to place heat exchangers in a plant
Post by: ARGOS++ on January 11, 2008, 07:41:48 AM

Dear Montemayor;

All my experiences (around the world) point exactly in the same directions as yours.


Good Luck!
                    ARGOS⁺⁺