Standardization of tube expansion system in shell and tube type heat exchanger

Abstract

In shell and tube type Heat exchanger, tubes are generally expanded inside the shell with help of expander driven from wattage based device. In industries after every shutting down of expansion machine, they need to take the mock test in order to achieve the desired wattage required for perfect expansion for selected material and size of component. In this project we are going eliminate the mock test by standardizing the value of wattage required for expansion system by considering selected material and size. In this project we are going to select the tube and tube sheet material, expander, type of expansion process.