Abstract

The theoretical foundation of the unified theory of tubesheet (TS) design for fixed TS heat exchangers (HEXs), floating head, and U-tube HEXs are presented in Part I, in which only the most important equations are addressed to show the main points of the theory. The equations, conclusions, and other aspects referenced in Part I are presented or proved in this paper as Part II to supplement the theoretical analysis in Part I.

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