Learning chapter

Heat Exchangers

2 lessons

Shell-and-tube vs plate coolers: construction, cleaning, back-flushing and leak detection — plus what to do when temperatures creep up.

This chapter collects 2 illustrated lessons on Heat Exchangers as part of Auxiliary Machinery & Shipboard Systems, ordered as they are best studied. It opens with Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers: Working, Construction, Overhaul & Retubing, Plate Heat Exchangers: Working, Operation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. Each lesson is written for MEO oral and written preparation: definitions first, then how the system behaves, then the checks and figures used in practice.

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01 Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers: Working, Construction, Overhaul & RetubingLearn shell and tube heat exchanger working principles, floating tube plates, safety leakage rings, anode continuity, leak detection tests, tube plugging limits, and retubing.6 sections 02 Plate Heat Exchangers: Working, Operation, Maintenance & TroubleshootingLearn plate heat exchanger working principles, chevron corrugations, gasket replacement, pack tightening length limits, backflushing, and troubleshooting.6 sections