Heat Exchanger - Pressure Vessel

A Heat Exchanger is a device designed to transfer heat from one fluid to another. In cases where the fluids must not come into direct contact, they are separated by a solid wall, ensuring no mixing occurs. However, there are also types where the fluids come into direct contact. Heat exchangers are widely used in cooling, air conditioning, heating, power generation, and chemical processes. A common example of a heat exchanger is a car radiator, where engine coolant is cooled by air flowing across the opposite surface of the radiator.

Pressure Vessels are carefully designed and fabricated closed containers intended to hold gases, vapors, or liquids at a pressure significantly different from the ambient atmospheric pressure. Common examples of pressure vessels used in the petroleum refining and chemical processing industries include storage tanks, boilers, and heat exchangers; however, their use is not limited to these applications. These vessels are often custom-designed to meet the specific requirements of each process and may necessitate the use of special construction materials or combinations of multiple material types.