TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Manufacturing

Production and Processing
Quality Control
Physical Testing

Properties of Titanium Tubes

Compositions
Mechanical Properties
Comparative Mechanical and Physical Properties of Condenser Tube Materials
Corrosion Properties
Hydrogen
Thermal Oxidation

Design Parameters

Standard Sizes and Weights for TIMET CODEWELD Tubing
ASME Code Design Allowables
ASME Approved Formula
Commonly Used Tube Sheet Materials and Properties
Tube to Tube Sheet Joints with Strength Data
Welded Tube Joints
Tube Sheet, Baffle and Support Plate Hole Size Limits
Heat Transfer Data
Heat Transfer In Surface Condensers
U-Bends
Enhanced Surface

Applications and Design Trends
Titanium Tubing for Surface Condensers
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Refinery and Chemical Processing
Desalination
Geothermal Plants

Reference List

LIST OF TABLES

1 - Galvanic Series in Flowing Water
2 - Effect of Moisture on Absorption of Hydrogen by Unalloyed Titanium
3 - Corrosion Rate Versus Weight Percent HCI for Pickled, Anodized and Thermally Oxidized TIMETAL 50A
4 - Effect of Surface Condition of TIMETAL 50A on Hydrogen Uptake from Cathodic Charging
5 - Effect of Current Density on Hydrogen Uptake Efficiency (HUE) of Cathodically Charged TIMETAL 50A
6 - Weight Table
7 - ASME Code Design Allowable Stresses
8 - Diametral Tube Constant
9 - Metal Correction Factor
10 - Heat Transfer
11 - Titanium Heat Exchanger Refinery Applications
12 - Support Plate Spacing Reduction
13 - Applications of Titanium Alloys in the process Industries


LIST OF FIGURES

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