Shell-and-tube exchanger, U-tube (BEU / AEU)
ISO 10628-2 (groups 3-5, heat exchangers, furnaces, cooling towers) / PIP PIC001 / TEMA
Drawn as
A horizontal shell with a channel head at one end only, a rounded shell cover at the other, and tube lines drawn as a U bending back.
Meaning
U-tube exchanger: one tubesheet, removable bundle, takes thermal expansion. High-pressure gas coolers and heaters. Becomes shell-and-tube-exchanger (temaType AEU/BEU).
Variants
- The U may be drawn as one hairpin line
Tags
E