| Perticulars | Heat Pipe H.E. | Shell & Tube | Plate H.E. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Heat Transfer | very high | low | low |
| HT Media | vapour | conduction | conduction |
| M.O.C. | S.S/Cu/Al | SS/Cu/MS | ss |
| Technology | Advanced | ------ Age old ------ | |
| Recovery Temperature | 50 – 500 Deg. | ------ 240 – 500 Deg.C ------ | |
| Floor Area required | |||
| Exchanger size | compact | large | compact |
| Maintainance | |||
| low | very high | very high | |
| Shutdown for Maintainance | |||
| Not required | required | ||
| Paybacks | |||
| Upto One Year | One year and above | ||
| Installation | |||
| Offline | Online | ||
| Average Life | |||
| 10+ year | - | ||
