It seems like it would massively complicate heat exchanger repair..
I learned of an obscure tool recently- a roller tube expander. You use this to tight-fit a tube in a boiler's tube-sheet. So you can install or replace tubes in pressure vessels such as a boilers or heat exchangers. Check it out:
I learned of an obscure tool recently- a roller tube expander. You use this to tight-fit a tube in a boiler's tube-sheet. So you can install or replace tubes in pressure vessels such as a boilers or heat exchangers. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7UQKNapTBE
Failure:
https://youtu.be/HlXVP2HHTfo?t=696
Repair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7znd-hpy2Vc&t=708s