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Hi there, Can u help me about h

Thread starter Lits
Start date Sep 18, 2003

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Sep 18, 2003

Lits

Mechanical

Hi there,
Can u help me about heat exchangers? My problem is the tube of a fluid heater which uses steam in the tube my available tubes have O.D. of 1+1/8 inches & it is impossible to find type k copper tubes with an O.D. of 1+1/4 inches which are the original tubes. Is there any means to meet the heat load capacity using this smaller tubes?