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When heating a viscous liquid using steam, it is advisable to have the viscous fluid go through the shell (to reduce pressure drop) and to have the steam flow through the tubes. In this case, we call this unit a “WR” (R stands for reversed). The tube side is then equipped with a “steam head” to accommodate the large steam volume.
