Shell-and-tube heat exchanger assembly and method forlimiting a corrosion response of tubes therein

Abstract

A shell-and-tube heat exchanger assembly including a first tube sheet, a second tube sheet, and a plenum, is disclosed. The first tube sheet is adapted to be secured to a shell of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger assembly. The first tube sheet includes a plurality of first holes adapted to support a plurality of tubes extending through the shell. The second tube sheet is adapted to be fastened to a front surface of the first tube sheet and fastened to a rear surface of the plenum. The second tube sheet includes a plurality of second holes adapted to support the plurality of tubes extending through the plurality of first holes. The second tube sheet is made of a metal adapted to limit a corrosion response of the plurality of tubes when exposed to a chiller fluid.

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