QUESTION
API-660, clause 7.6.4.6 states that ‘perforated impingement plate baffles shall not be used’. Can anyone throw some light on the logic behind this prohibition? Any input would be appreciated.
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srfish
The perforations slow the velocities coming off the plate. It is not desirable to slow this velocity going toward the tubesheet. Slowing this velocity can create a “stagnant area” where there can be corrosion and fouling.
The “stagnant area” is the area from the forward front of the impingement plate and the tubesheet. I call it an “area” but it is actually more of a “volume”…
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