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ID clearance U-tube Heat Exchanger

Thread starter federella
Start date Jul 30, 2005

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Jul 30, 2005

federella

Mechanical

I need to carry out a drift test to verify the minimum ID clearance (parlicurarly in the bended portion of U-Tube bundle)by pulling a mandrel (ball) of known size through a lenght of heat exchanger tube.
The question is that I do not know the formula to be used for the determination of the size of the mandrel (ball) and the standard from which has been extracted.

Thanks for your help
V.Federella