Heat exchanger tube vibration: causes, failure modes and design considerations
A shell-and-tube exchanger can pass hydrotest, meet its duty and run for months before the first tube leaks. When the pulled bundle shows bright wear bands at the baffle holes, flow-induced vibration is one of the first suspects.Heat exchanger tube vibration is not simply a high-velocity problem. Whether shell-side…
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