What is located on the end of a heat exchanger and is where the flow of fluids is directed into and out of the tubes?

A. Shell
B. Tubesheet
C. Tube bundle
D. Exchanger head


A. Incorrect. The shell of a heat exchanger is the outer covering that retains the shell-side fluid.
B. Incorrect. The tubesheet is a flat plate to which the tubes in a heat exchanger are fixed.
C. Incorrect. A tube bundle is a group of fixed or parallel tubes through which process fluids are circulated.
D. Correct. The exchanger head (also called the channel head) is located on the end of a heat exchanger and is where the flow of fluids is directed into and out of the tubes.

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