If the liquefied gas water cooler leaks, will water get into the high-pressure side?
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Structure: Fixed-tube-sheet shell-and-tube heat exchanger (condenser). Shell side: Liquefied gas (C3); operating pressure: 1.7 Mpa; temperature: room temperature. The upper part is in gaseous state while the lower part is in liquid state. Tube side: Circulating cooling water; operating pressure: 0.4 Mpa; temperature: 30–40°C. Phenomena: Low flow rate of the circulating water, corrosion under scale on the circulating water side, and leakage in the heat exchange tubes. Issue: After the heat exchange tubes leak, could water enter the shell side (the high-pressure liquefied gas side)?
High pressure forces its way into low pressure; circulating water does not enter the liquefied gas
No, but the shell side will penetrate into the tube side
What was your original intention in asking? Is the liquefied gas contaminated with water?
Venting from the high point of the circulating water heat exchanger can provide a preliminary indication of whether there is a leak
Yes, the liquefied gas contains water; it is suspected that cooling water has entered the hydraulic gas. I want to know if such a possibility exists
Check the dehydration status of the spherical tank and that of the raw material tank in the unit.