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DECEMBER2,2010BYHITESHK

Heatexchangerisanequipmentwhichreducesthetemperatureofamediumbytransferring
temperatureofthatmediumtoanother,whenboththemediumsareseparatedbyasolidmembran
walllikestructure.Forefficientoperation,thesurfaceareaofthewallwhichseparatesthetwomed
ismaximized,simultaneouslyminimizingtheflowresistanceofthefluid.

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Exchangingofheatinaheatexchangercanbeinbetweenliquidandliquid,gasandliquid,liquid
gasetc.Forheattransferbasicallythreepatternsofflowareusedforconstructionofaheatexcha

Oppositeflow:Primarymedium(tobecooled)andsecondarymedium(whichiscoolingtheprim
medium)entersintheheatexchangerinoppositedirectiontoeachother.

Crossflow:Primaryandsecondarymediumentersinanexchangerperpendiculartoeachother.

Parallelflow:Primaryandsecondarymediumbothentertheheatexchangerparalleltoeachothe

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WhereareHeatExchangersUsedOnboardShip?

Eachandeverysysteminashipisinterlinkedwitheachotherinsomewayortheother.Evenifon
systemfails,vesselcancometoastandstill.

Heatexchangerplaysanimportantroleforefficientworkingofdifferentsystems,whichinclude

1)PropulsionPlant:

Mainpropulsionplantconsistsofdifferentsubsystemforrunningofmainenginelikelubeoilsys
jacketwatersystem(openorclosedsystem),fuelsystemetc.

Whilegeneratingenergyallthesesystemsgetsheatedupandthetemperaturesarecontrolledb
useofheatexchangerinthesystem.

HeatexchangersnormallyusedinmainpropulsionsystemareShellandtubetypeandplate
heatexchanger.

2)AuxiliaryPowerGenerationSystem:

Auxiliarypowergenerationsystemissimilartothemainpropulsionsystem,exceptthatthepowe
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generatedintermsofoutput.

Shellandtubetype,platetypeandplatefintypeheatexchangeraregenerallyused

3)StartingAirSystem:

Highpressureairisproducedinthecompressorwhichisfurthercooledinintercooler,whichact
heatexchanger

Shellandtubetypeexchangerispopularlyusedforthispurpose.

4)Fuelinjectionsystem:

Forproperatomization,fuelisheatedupinaheaterwithheatingmediumassteam.Shellandtu
typeheaterisusedforthispurpose.

ForreducingSoxemissionfrompropulsionplant,combustiblefuelismixedwithsprayofwater,
thisdirectcontactheatexchangerisused.

5)RefrigerationSystem:

Inrefrigerationsystem,formeatroom,fishroomandvegetableroom,evaporatoractsasphase
changeheatexchanger.

Shellandtubetypeunitisusedforcondenserunitinrefrigerationsystem.

6)A.Csystem:

Formaintainingthetemperature,phasechangeheatexchangerunitisinstalledasevaporator.

Condenserunitisnormallyshellandtubetypeexchanger.

7)FreshWaterSystem:

Forgeneratingfreshwater,seawatercondenserandjacketwaterevaporatorisused.Bothare
ofheatexchangers.

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Shellandtubetypeandplatetypeheatexchangersarenormallyusedforthis.

8)SteamTurbineUnit:

Ifashipconsistsofstemturbineorturbinegenerator,normallyspiralheatexchangerisusedfo
transfer.

Apartfromtheabovementionedplaces,thereareseveralotherapplicationswhereheatexchange
effectivelyusedforsmoothrunningoftheship.

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