Shell And Tube Oil Cooler

A shell heat exchanger uses water to cool oil. Oil is the shell side medium whilst water is the tube side medium. The oil enters through the top left inlet and flows through the heat exchanger until reaching the lower right discharge. Water flows through the tubes from the right inlet to the left discharge.In the shell and tube design a tube bundle or stack is fitted into a shell . The end plates are sealed at either end of the shell and provision is made at one end for expansion. The tubes are sealed into the tube plate at either end and provide a passageway for the cooling liquid.A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that consists of a cylinder carrying one fluid, with some smaller cylinders inside it carrying another fluid. A shell-and-tube heat exchanger utilizing downflow of the feed gas through the tubes can be used for feed gas cooling.