Double-pipe

Crossflow to tubes
Shell-and-tube
Tubular Parallelflow to tubes

Spiral tube

Pipe coils

Counterflow Gasketed

Parallelflow PHE Welded

Crossflow Single-pass Brazed

Split-flow Plate-type Spiral

Classification according to construction
Divided-flow Plate coil

Cross-counterflow Printed circuit

Classification according to flow arrangements
Cross-parallelflow Extended surface Plate-fin

Compound flow Extended surface

Ordinary separating wall
Tube-fin
m-shell passes Heat-pipe wall
Parallel counterflow Rotary
n-tube passes Multipass
Split-flow Shell-and-tube Regenerative Fixed-matrix

Divided-flow Rotating hoods

HEAT Single-phase
Fluid 1 m passes Direct transfer type
Plate EXCHANGER Multiphase
Fluid 2 n passes
Two-fluid Indirect contact type
Storage type
Three-fluid Classification according to number of fluids Fluidized bed
Classification according to transfer process
N-fluid {N>3} Immiscible fluids
Single-phase convection on both sides Direct contact type Gas-liquid
Single-phase convection on one sides, two-phase convection on other side Liquid-vapor
Classification according to heat transfer mechanisms
Two-phase convection on both sides Compact {β≥700 m^2⁄m^3 }
Gas-to-fluid
Combined convection and radiative heat transfer Noncompact {β<700 m^2⁄m^3 }
Classification according to surface compactness
Compact {β≥400 m^2⁄m^3 }
Liquid-to-liquid and phase-change
Noncompact {β<400 m^2⁄m^3 }