Class 4 (4th Engineer) MEP 📅 Sep 2022

Exam Question

With reference to plate type heat exchangers:

(a) State the advantages and disadvantages compared with tube type heat exchangers (6)

(b) State the likely causes of plate leakage (5)

(c) State how it can be ascertained that the plate stack is correctly tightened and the likely result of excessive tightening (5)

Reference Answer

### (a) Advantages and Disadvantages of Plate Type Heat Exchangers (PHE) vs. Shell and Tube Type (S&T)
**(6 Marks)**
#### Advantages of Plate Type Heat Exchangers:
* **High Thermal Efficiency:** PHEs exhibit a significantly higher heat transfer coefficient (k-value). This is due to:

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