The purpose of this document is to justify and provide technical criteria for the rules of Part UHX of
ASME Section VIII Division 1, 2010 Edition, devoted to the design of U-tube, Fixed and Floating
head Tubesheet Heat Exchangers. Confirmation and documentation of the basis for UHX-rules is
important for the SG-HTE members for future reference and developments or if additional
confirmation or comparisons are required. It will be a valuable reference for early career engineers
that are using the UHX rules or becoming involved in Code developments of such rules in the future.