Outdated Nuclear Industry

Nuclear, I get it. You are trying to go fast. But please be like the rest of the world and consider designing with the latest Codes and Standards. 

Yes, you can technically use that same 1970’s heat exchanger design in your brand new plant, but why would you want to? New designs will perform better and last longer because they incorporate the latest design rules with M-Star CFD and modern manufacturing techniques.

Did you know that your old heat exchanger designs pre-date the UHX rules? I’ve seen 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 in fixed exchangers because the old design never checked for tube stress. I’ve seen 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 in floating tubesheet exchangers when it should have governed the maximum shell side pressure. I’ve seen nozzles 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭 in u-tube exchangers which should have failed UHX-4(i)(1). 
Going fast doesn’t have to mean using your old, bad designs. Unsure about your old design drawings and calculations? Metalmark Engineering offers 3rd party view to give your team peace of mind while going fast.