Practical Thermal Design of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

Table of contents:

Chapter 12: Vibration Analysis

Introduction

12.1 Mechanics of Flow-Induced Vibration

12.1.1 Natural frequency

12.1.2 Flow-induced vibration phenomena

12.1.3 How and when tubes vibrate

12.1.4 Damping

12.1.5 Modes of tube failure

12.2 How to Predict Damaging Flow-Induced Vibration

12.3 Vital Link between Flow-Induced Vibration and Pressure Drop

12.4 Producing a Design that is Safe against Flow-Induced Vibration

CASE STUDY 12.1: PRODUCING A SAFE DESIGN USING DOUBLE-SEGMENTAL BAFFLES IN A SINGLE-PASS SHELL

CASE STUDY 12.2: PRODUCING A SAFE DESIGN USING A DIVIDED-FLOW SHELL AND SINGLE-SEGMENTAL BAFFLES

CASE STUDY 12.3: PRODUCING A SAFE DESIGN USING A DIVIDED-FLOW SHELL AND DOUBLE-SEGMENTAL BAFFLES

CASE STUDY 12.4: PRODUCING A SAFE DESIGN USING A NO-TUBES-IN-WINDOW DESIGN

12.5 Rod Baffles

12.6 Acoustic Vibration

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