General assembly diagram of shell-and-tube heat exchanger

I don’t have it on hand right now, I’m sorry. But I can tell you that there is one end cover (water storage chamber) on each side, and one of these end covers has inlets and outlets. There is also a end plate on each side, which is welded to the shell side (the large steel tube) and connected to the end cover by screws. The end plates have many holes, through which the heat exchange tubes pass; these tubes are equipped with baffle plates to enhance heat exchange and support the tubes. The shell side (the large steel tube) has two inlets and outlets. When assembling, it’s important to ensure that the arrangement of the baffle plates doesn’t allow the cooling medium to form short circuits or be disconnected from the flow – it’s similar to how electricity works, haha. For reference: the inlets and outlets mentioned above refer to the entry and exit points for the medium; it doesn’t have to be water – any other fluid can be used. One of these is for the medium being cooled, and the other is for the cooling medium itself. The medium inside the heat exchange tubes and end covers constitutes the tube side, while the other two components belong to the shell side (i.e., the two inlets and outlets on the large steel tube mentioned earlier)