Plate And Shell Heat Exchanger

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The plate-and-shell heat exchanger is a compact, cost-effective, and highly efficient device used to transfer thermal energy between two fluids in various industries, including chemical processing, petroleum refining, power generation, and refrigeration. Its main components consist of an array of corrugated plates held between a tube sheet or head and a shell. This assembly provides a large heat exchange surface area for maximum heat transfer efficiency while maintaining compact size. Hot and cold fluid streams enter through nozzles at either end, with the hot fluid entering from one end and flowing upward, through a set of tubes located inside a larger outer casing called a "shell."