What type of shell-and-tube heat exchanger is better able to deal with thermal expansion?

A. U-tube
B. Floating head
C. Fixed tubesheet
D. Reboiler


A. Correct. The benefit of a U-tube design is that the tubes are better able to deal with thermal expansion because the tubes start and end on the same side of the exchanger, which results in them being able to handle a very large ?T.
B. Incorrect. The benefit of a U-tube design is that the tubes are better able to deal with thermal expansion because the tubes start and end on the same side of the exchanger, which results in them being able to handle a very large ?T.
C. Incorrect. The benefit of a U-tube design is that the tubes are better able to deal with thermal expansion because the tubes start and end on the same side of the exchanger, which results in them being able to handle a very large ?T.
D. Incorrect. A reboiler is not a type of shell-and-tube heat exchanger.

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