Heat Transfer
For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer co-efficients in filmwise and drop-wise condensation are respectively hf and hd, then
Gases to be heated/cooled is normally routed through the shell side, because the corrosion caused by the cooling water or steam condensate remain localised to the tubes
Gases under high pressure are routed through the tube side, because high pressure gases are corrosive in nature
Presence of a non-condensible gas decreases the condensing film co-efficient