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Select the Right Sanitary Design for your Process

Compare Exergy’s Sanitary Shell & Tube and Tube-in-Tube heat exchangers to find the best fit for your application requirements

Applications

Processing Equipment

Provides reliable heating and cooling for industrial processing equipment across a wide range of operating conditions.

Regenerative Heat Transfer

Recovers and reuses process heat to improve energy efficiency and reduce overall operating costs.

Condensing and Evaporating

Efficiently supports phase-change processes for vapor condensation and liquid evaporation in industrial systems.

Compare Sanitary Shell & Tube and Tube-in-Tube

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Sanitary Shell & Tube

Sanitary Shell & Tube

Industry-standard sanitary heat exchanger design for pharmaceutical and hygienic applications where compact efficiency, cleanability, and proven performance matter most.

  • Ideal for WFI, CIP/SIP, and clean utility systems
  • Compact and easy to integrate into skids and OEM equipment
  • Available with double tubesheet for added contamination protection
  • Strong fit for standard sanitary processes with stable operating conditions
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Sanitary Tube-in-Tube

Sanitary Tube-in-Tube

Thermally flexible sanitary design suited for processes with large temperature differentials, repeated cycling, and conditions that can create stress in more rigid heat exchanger configurations.

  • Independent inner and outer tubes expand and contract separately
  • Reduces thermal stress and supports long-term mechanical integrity
  • Low hold-up volume and smooth, cleanable flow paths
  • Better fit for dynamic or more demanding thermal processes
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15 μin Ra Available surface finish for hygienic product-
Double Tubesheet Added protection with visible leak path option
CIP / SIP Ready Built for regulated cleaning and sanitization

Sanitary Design Comparison

Match your process conditions to the right sanitary design.

Criteria Sanitary Sanitary & Tube Sanitary the Right Solution
Flow Rate
Up to 250 GPM
Higher flow, broad capacity
Up to 10 CPM
Low flow, precise control
Pressure
Up to 1,500 PSI
Match your duty to pressure
Up to 4,500 PSI
High pressure, low flow!
Temperature / Thermal Stress
W/to 800°F
General heating & cooling
High-thermal stress
Slurries, steam, sampling, WFI
Preferred / Solids
Your Pressure / low Flow
Better in a cleanable design.
Slurries & Multiphases
Viscous, or multiphase media
Less Ideal Surface Finish
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Higher flow, broad capacity
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High pressure, low opacity
Material the Process Certs
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Material Traceability Records (MTRs)
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Preferred Application
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High-pressure low speak w/ POU engineering, compact, footprint, or thermal cycling.

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