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Question:

basic question about shell and tube heat exchangers? please help?

is there a rule of thumb as to where the hot fluid would be (shell side or tube side)?

Answer:

No. For example, surface condensers have the hot fluid in the shell; refrigeration evaporators have the hot fluid in the tubes.

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