11 Inquiries about Categories of Heat Exchangers and Air Coolers
1. Definition of Wet Air Cooler
A wet air cooler is a type of air cooler where a slight structural modification allows for the spraying of a small amount of water onto the fin surfaces. This addition of water facilitates evaporation, enhancing heat transfer and improving overall heat transfer efficiency.
2. Classification of Heat Exchangers based on Heat Transfer Principle
Heat exchangers, according to the principle of heat transfer, can be categorized into three types: mixed, regenerative, and partition types.
3. Heat Exchanger Types based on Heat Transfer Mode
Based on the type of heat transfer, heat exchange equipment can be classified into phaseless transmitters (heaters and coolers) and phased transmitters (coolers and reboilers, further divided into various types).
4. Heat Exchanger Classification by Structure
Heat exchange equipment is categorized based on structure, including floating head, fixed tube plate, stuffing box, U-shaped tube (snake tube), double shell passes, single tube, multi-tube, external draft tube, baffle rod, heat pipe, and cannula heat exchangers.
5. Heat Exchanger Classification by Baffle Distribution
Heat exchangers can be divided into single bow, double bow, triple bow, and spiral bow configurations based on the baffle distribution.
6. Heat Exchanger Types based on Plate Shape
Plate-shaped heat exchangers include spiral plate, plate, plate fin, plate shell, plate evaporator, and plate condenser heat exchangers.
7. Heat Exchanger Classification by Sealing Form
Heat exchangers, primarily used in high-temperature and high-pressure devices, are divided into spiral lock ring, O-ring, film seal, steel gasket, and sealed cover plate heat exchangers.
8. Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers with Non-Metallic Materials
Heat exchangers made of non-metallic materials include graphite, fluorine plastic, ceramic fiber composite material, and glass fiber reinforced plastic heat exchangers.
9. Types of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Air-cooled heat exchangers encompass dry air coolers, wet air coolers, combined dry and wet air coolers, power station air coolers, surface evaporative air coolers, plate air coolers, energy recovery air coolers, natural convection air coolers, and high-pressure air coolers.
10. Classification of Heat Exchangers based on Enhanced Heat Transfer Elements
Heat exchange equipment can be categorized based on enhanced heat transfer elements, such as threaded tube, corrugated tube, special-shaped tube, surface porous tube, spiral flat tube, spiral groove tube, ring slotted tube, longitudinal slotted tube, finned tube, spiral wound tube, T-shaped finned tube, new structure high efficiency, insert, and sawtooth tube heat exchangers.
11. Working Principle and Components of Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
Air-cooled heat exchangers utilize ambient air to cool or condense high-temperature process fluid in finned tubes. The system comprises a tube bundle, wind mechanism frame, and shutter components.
A wet air cooler is a type of air cooler where a slight structural modification allows for the spraying of a small amount of water onto the fin surfaces. This addition of water facilitates evaporation, enhancing heat transfer and improving overall heat transfer efficiency.
2. Classification of Heat Exchangers based on Heat Transfer Principle
Heat exchangers, according to the principle of heat transfer, can be categorized into three types: mixed, regenerative, and partition types.
3. Heat Exchanger Types based on Heat Transfer Mode
Based on the type of heat transfer, heat exchange equipment can be classified into phaseless transmitters (heaters and coolers) and phased transmitters (coolers and reboilers, further divided into various types).
4. Heat Exchanger Classification by Structure
Heat exchange equipment is categorized based on structure, including floating head, fixed tube plate, stuffing box, U-shaped tube (snake tube), double shell passes, single tube, multi-tube, external draft tube, baffle rod, heat pipe, and cannula heat exchangers.
5. Heat Exchanger Classification by Baffle Distribution
Heat exchangers can be divided into single bow, double bow, triple bow, and spiral bow configurations based on the baffle distribution.
6. Heat Exchanger Types based on Plate Shape
Plate-shaped heat exchangers include spiral plate, plate, plate fin, plate shell, plate evaporator, and plate condenser heat exchangers.
7. Heat Exchanger Classification by Sealing Form
Heat exchangers, primarily used in high-temperature and high-pressure devices, are divided into spiral lock ring, O-ring, film seal, steel gasket, and sealed cover plate heat exchangers.
8. Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers with Non-Metallic Materials
Heat exchangers made of non-metallic materials include graphite, fluorine plastic, ceramic fiber composite material, and glass fiber reinforced plastic heat exchangers.
9. Types of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Air-cooled heat exchangers encompass dry air coolers, wet air coolers, combined dry and wet air coolers, power station air coolers, surface evaporative air coolers, plate air coolers, energy recovery air coolers, natural convection air coolers, and high-pressure air coolers.
10. Classification of Heat Exchangers based on Enhanced Heat Transfer Elements
Heat exchange equipment can be categorized based on enhanced heat transfer elements, such as threaded tube, corrugated tube, special-shaped tube, surface porous tube, spiral flat tube, spiral groove tube, ring slotted tube, longitudinal slotted tube, finned tube, spiral wound tube, T-shaped finned tube, new structure high efficiency, insert, and sawtooth tube heat exchangers.
11. Working Principle and Components of Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
Air-cooled heat exchangers utilize ambient air to cool or condense high-temperature process fluid in finned tubes. The system comprises a tube bundle, wind mechanism frame, and shutter components.
