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PHOTO #4 Removed tube sample
NOTE: Failure in tube
PHOTO #4
Bottom Half - Note Minimal Corrosion
Liquid
PHOTO #5 Severe groove depth adjacent
to edge of support
PHOTO #6
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PHOTO #8
PHOTO #5
Top Half - Note Corrosion
PHOTO #6
Bottom Half - Note Minimal Corrosion
PHOTO #7 Cross Section
Tube split to show top & bottom
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Left & right sides show minimal corrosion. Liquid covered.
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Inner left & right (top circumference of tube) show heavy corrosion. Liquid/Vapor.
PHOTO #8
Top Half - Note Corrosion
Unexpected Tube Failure in
HDS Stripper OVHD Air Cooler
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PHOTO #2
NOTE: Close up of Failure
PHOTO #1
Top half of tube looking at failure
PHOTO #3
Top Half of Tubing - Note Corrosion
Liquid/Vapor
Types of Flow
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Exchangers in Series
IMAGE #4
4 Basic Flow Patterns
IMAGE #5
Heat Exchanger Flow Configurations
(Color Illustration of Basic Flow Patterns)
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