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Stock Number: #246636
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 20 m²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 10 bar
Shell Temperature: 200 °C
Shell Material: Glasslined
Tube Pressure: 10 bar
Tube Temperature: 200 °C
Tube Material: Hexoloy SE (Sintered Silicon Carbide)
Tubesheet Material: Plastic
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 324 mm
Head Material: Glasslined
Additional Information:

tube pressure rated by -1/10bar @-10/200 degrees C (volume 66 liter), shell pressure rated by -1/10bar @ -10/200 degrees C (volume 180 liter). Tubes alpha silicon carbide. Length: 4,800 mm. Shell-side Passes: 1. Tube-side Passes: 1. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 121. Tube Diameter: 14 mm. Tube Length: 4,200 mm. Tube Thickness: 1.5 mm. Nozzle Schedule: shell side: (1) DN100, (2) DN200, (1) DN300; tube side: (1) DN150, (1) DN200. Capacity: 246 L. Heat Exchanger Tube Capacity: 66 L.

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Stock Number: #203648
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 85 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 50 psi
Shell Temperature: 425 °F
Shell Material: Glasslined
Tube Pressure: 300 psi
Tube Temperature: 425 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 24 in
Head Material: Glasslined
Tube Type: U-Tube
Additional Information:

Rated FV/300 psi @ -20 to 425 degrees tube side; FV/50 psi @ -20 to 425 degrees F shell side.
with glass lined clamped heads Tube Number: 18. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 216 in.

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Stock Number: #216085
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 1,300 ft²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 180 psi
Shell Temperature: 400 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tube Pressure: 180 psi
Tube Temperature: 400 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Vacuum: Yes
Head Material: Stainless Steel 304
Length: 243 in
Additional Information:
  • Cooling water lines: two 8" lines. 2 pass design Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 250. Tube Diameter: 1.25 in. Tube Length: 192 in. Tube Thickness: 0.06 in. Nozzle Schedule: - Inlet: 18" vapor inlet - Outlet: 4" vapor outlet.
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Stock Number: #228100
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 5,700 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 15 psi
Shell Temperature: 250 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316
Tube Pressure: 25 psi
Tube Temperature: 250 °F
Tube Material: Titanium
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 316
Shell Diameter: 64.5 in
Tube Type: Straight Tube
Tube Number: 1,450
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AL6XN channel heads with R-Stamp(1994) Tube Diameter: 1.25 in. Tube Length: 144 in. Tube Thickness: 0.02 in. Nozzle Schedule: - Nozzle Schedule: - Two 32" tube side nozzles (brine inlet & outlet) - One 18" steam inlet - One 4" condensate outlet - One 3" drain - Two 1" drain/vents.

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Stock Number: #242533
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 14.6 m²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 10 bar
Shell Temperature: 185 °C
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tube Pressure: 10 bar
Tube Temperature: 185 °C
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 305 mm
Head Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Additional Information:
  • size OD-324,
  • rated heat load 38.47kw
  • design pressure tube side 10 barg + full vacuum @ -29/185 degrees C,
  • shell side 10 barg + full vacuum @ -29/185 degrees C,
  • 2- 316L stainless steel flat bonnet heads,
  • (19) internal 316L stainless steel baffle plates,
  • CE0040
  • design code PD 5500 (2000) CAT 2 PER (1999) MODULE G CAT II Length: 2,900 mm. Tube-side Passes: 8. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 152. Tube Diameter: 12.7 mm. Tube Length: 2,400 mm. Tube Thickness: 1.65 mm. Nozzle Schedule: openings tube side 2-50mm, shell side 2-100mm.
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Stock Number: #246635
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 31 m²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 8 bar
Shell Temperature: 200 °C
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 6 bar
Tube Temperature: 200 °C
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: 316L SS w/TA
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 490 mm
Head Material: 316L SS w/TA
Additional Information:

31m² tantalum tube carbon steel shell, horizontal shell and tube heat exchanger, manufactured by Tantec, serial number 4278, tube pressure rated by -1/6bar @-10/200 degrees C (volume 100 liter), shell pressure rated by -1/8bar @ -10/200 degrees C (volume403 liter), carbon steel shell 490mm diameter x 4508mm length, (175) tubes 12.7mm diameter x 0.4mm thickness x 4.500mm length, openings shell side: (1)DN100, (1)DN250; openings tubeside: (2)DN150, mounted on 2 saddles Length: 4,500 mm. Tube-side Passes: 1. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 175. Tube Diameter: 12.7 mm. Tube Length: 4,500 mm. Tube Thickness: 0.4 mm. Nozzle Schedule: shell side: (1)DN100, (1)DN250; tubeside: (2)DN150. Capacity: 503 L. Heat Exchanger Tube Capacity: 100 L.

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Stock Number: #233034
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 213 ft²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 150 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tube Pressure: 150 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 18 in
Head Material: Stainless Steel 304
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  • Tantalum Clad 304 SS cone heads18" diameter x 72" face to face. (105" overall length) Length: 72 in. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 181. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 72 in. Tube Thickness: 0.01 in.
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Stock Number: #112242
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 112 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 50 psi
Shell Temperature: 330 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316
Tube Pressure: 150 psi
Tube Temperature: 400 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Type: U-Tube
Additional Information:

kettle type reboiler With SS U-tube bundle

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Stock Number: #228360
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 310 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 10.3 bar
Shell Temperature: 176.7 °C
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 10.3 bar
Tube Temperature: 176.7 °C
Tube Material: Carbon Steel
Tubesheet Material: Carbon Steel
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 16 in
Length: 140.8 in
Additional Information:

Type BEM. Replacement shell, spare, no heads with the unit. Shell-side Passes: 1. Tube-side Passes: 1. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 135. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 140.8 in. Tube Thickness: 0.08 mm. Nozzle Schedule: 3" outlet, 10" inlet, (2) 3/4", 3/4" vent, 3/4" drain..

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Stock Number: #246417
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 476.8 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 4 bar
Shell Temperature: 191 °C
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 2.5 bar
Tube Temperature: 191 °C
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 316
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 316
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 26 in
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Additional Information:
  • approx 38 square meter
  • pressure shell side 4 bar + vacuum @ 191 degrees C,
  • tube side 2.5 bar @ 191 degrees C, Length: 130.1 in. Tube-side Passes: 2. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 228. Tube Diameter: 1.01 in. Tube Length: 96 in. Tube Thickness: 0.06 in. Nozzle Schedule: tube side: 1x head 2-25mm (screw type), 1 x head with 2-100mm, shell: 1-200mm, 2-75mm, . Capacity: 134.7 gallons. Heat Exchanger Tube Capacity: 55.5 gallons.
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Stock Number: #233020
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 132 ft²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 150 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tube Pressure: 150 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Head Material: Tantalum
Length: 48 in
Additional Information:

and two 1" vent/drains Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 168. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 48 in. Tube Thickness: 0.01 in. Nozzle Schedule: shell side has two 4" nozzles, Bottom Bonnet has two 3" nozzles, top has one 8" nozzle.

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Stock Number: #225577
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 193 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 140 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 120 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Hastelloy - C276
Tubesheet Material: Hastelloy - C276
Shell Diameter: 24 in
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Length: 247 in
Additional Information:

kettle type reboiler U tube bundle is 12" diameter x 16' 11" straight side. 403 " long total length around the bend (1) CS bolted dished head for tube bundle Carbon Steel Kettle type re-boiler shell 280" over all length. Tube Type: U-Tube. Tube Number: 22. Tube Diameter: 1 in. Tube Length: 203 in. Tube Thickness: 0.08 in. Nozzle Schedule: Openings: Tube side - (1) 3" inlet, (1) 1" outlet; Shell side - (1) 6" inlet, (1) 8" vapor outlet, (1) 2" liquid outlet.

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Stock Number: #222570
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 123 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 50 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 25 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Number: 48
Additional Information:

(48) 1" OD welded tubes. (2) Glass lined heads. Tube Diameter: 1 in.

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Stock Number: #242723
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 11.4 m²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 10.3 bar
Shell Temperature: 400 °F
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 10.3 bar
Tube Temperature: 204.4 °C
Tube Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 8 mm
Tube Number: 105
Tube Diameter: 0.75 in
Additional Information:
  • design pressure tube side 150 psi + full vacuum @ -22/400 degrees F
  • shell 150 psi + full vacuum @ -22/400 degrees F Tube Thickness: 4.9 in.
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Stock Number: #233004
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 132 ft²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 100 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 100 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 18 in
Head Material: Tantalum
Additional Information:

Tantalum clad heads 18" diameter x 75.25" Overall length. (face to face 48") Length: 75.3 in. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 168. Tube Diameter: 0.7 in. Tube Length: 48 in. Tube Thickness: 0.015 in. Nozzle Schedule: Shell side - two 4", Tube side - one 8" and two 3"..

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Stock Number: #248318
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 86.1 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 145 psi
Shell Temperature: 572 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tube Pressure: 145 psi
Tube Temperature: 212 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Head Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tube-side Passes: 2
Tube Type: U-Tube
Additional Information:
  • approx 8 square meter 316L stainless steel 'U' tube, head and shell horizontal heat exchanger, Capacity: 37.5 gallons. Heat Exchanger Tube Capacity: 28.1 gallons.
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Stock Number: #248319
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 86.1 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 145 psi
Shell Temperature: 572 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tube Pressure: 145 psi
Tube Temperature: 248 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Head Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Tube-side Passes: 2
Tube Type: U-Tube
Additional Information:

approx 8 square meter 316L stainless steel 'U' tube, head and shell horizontal heat exchanger, manufactured by E.Prang & Co Apparatebau, type WT 26.0-ZN-547, fabrik #453.5.5, design pressure tube side: 10 bar @ 120 degrees C (134.5 liter), shell 10 bar @ 300 degrees C (115.5 liter), 316L stainless steel tubes, 316L stainless steel tube sheets, 316L stainless steel shell, (1) 316L stainless steel flat bonnet head, mounted on 2-saddles, Capacity: 30.5 gallons. Heat Exchanger Tube Capacity: 35.5 gallons.

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Stock Number: #241141
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 317 ft²
Shell Pressure: 150 psi
Shell Temperature: 450 °F
Shell Material: Carbon Steel
Tube Pressure: 150 psi
Tube Temperature: 450 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Tubesheet Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 24 in
Length: 72 in
Tube Type: Straight Tube
Additional Information:
  • CS shell rated 150psi FV @ 150 psi @450 deg F. Tantalum tubes rated 150psi FV@ 450 degF
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Stock Number: #207837
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 1,000 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 15 psi
Shell Temperature: 275 °F
Tube Pressure: 75 psi
Tube Temperature: 200 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Shell Diameter: 24 in
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Shell-side Passes: 1
Tube-side Passes: 4
Additional Information:

Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 436. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 144 in. Tube Thickness: 0.08 in. Nozzle Schedule: 3" 6" 12".

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Stock Number: #214092
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 12.8 m²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 28 bar
Shell Temperature: 280 °C
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 316
Tube Pressure: 20 bar
Tube Temperature: 280 °C
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 316
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 300 mm
Tube Number: 60
Tube Diameter: 25 mm
Additional Information:
  • 316 s/steel (1.4571/1.4401)
  • Orientation: Vertical or horizontal pressure tube side -1/20 bar @ 280 deg C volume 58 liter shell side -1/28 bar @ 280 deg C volume 115 liter Tube Length: 2,500 mm. Tube Thickness: 2 mm.
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Stock Number: #245504
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 20.5 ft²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 75 psi
Shell Temperature: 320 °F
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tube Pressure: 75 psi
Tube Temperature: 320 °F
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 8.6 in
Head Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Additional Information:

Tubes rated FV Length: 23.9 in. Shell-side Passes: 1. Tube-side Passes: 1. Tube Type: Straight Tube. Tube Number: 55. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 23.9 in. Tube Thickness: 0.05 in. Nozzle Schedule: Two 2", two 1.5".

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Stock Number: #220502
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 25.3 m²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 53 bar
Shell Temperature: 95 °C
Shell Material: Copper/Brass
Tube Pressure: 7.5 bar
Tube Temperature: 50 °C
Tube Material: Carbon Steel
Tubesheet Material: Carbon Steel
Shell Diameter: 610 mm
Head Material: Carbon Steel
Length: 3,500 mm
Additional Information:

working pressure tube side 7.5 barg (0.75 Mpa) @ 50 degrees C (350 liter ), shell side 53 barg (5.3 Mpa) @ 95 degrees C (450 liter) (1) carbon steel bonnet head, (1) carbon steel tubesheet, design code: CODAP 95 A f2, Tube-side Passes: 4. Tube Type: U-Tube. Tube Number: 186. Tube Diameter: 19.1 mm. Tube Length: 2,250 mm. Tube Thickness: 2.1 mm. Nozzle Schedule: openings tube side: bonnet head with 2-100mm, shell: 2-100mm, 2-50mm, .

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Stock Number: #217849
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 41 m²
Orientation: Vertical
Shell Pressure: 25 bar
Shell Temperature: 250 °C
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 321
Tube Pressure: 84 bar
Tube Temperature: 250 °C
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 321
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 600 mm
Head Material: Stainless Steel 321
Length: 3,700 mm
Additional Information:

pressure tube side: -1/84 bar @ -10/250 deg C (371 liter), shell side -1/25 bar @ -10/250 deg C (442 liter) (2) 321 (1.4541) stainless steel heads Tube Number: 211. Tube Diameter: 25 mm. Tube Length: 2,500 mm. Tube Thickness: 2 mm. Nozzle Schedule: - Head openings: (2) heads: DN250/PN160, (1) DN300/PN40, (1) DN200/PN40, (2) DN150/PN40.

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Stock Number: #109022
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 208 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tube Material: Stainless Steel 304
Tubesheet Material: Stainless Steel 304
Head Material: Stainless Steel 304
Length: 138 in
Tube Type: Straight Tube
Tube Number: 114
Tube Diameter: 0.75 in
Tube Length: 111.6 in
Tube Thickness: 0.05 in
Additional Information:

condenser 1' NPT vent/drain Nozzle Schedule: Openings include: Two shell openings inlet and outlet are 4". Vapor head, has one 8" nozzle, Discharge head has one offset 6" nozzle. .

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Stock Number: #203649
Heat Transfer Surface Area: 85 ft²
Orientation: Horizontal
Shell Pressure: 50 psi
Shell Temperature: 425 °F
Shell Material: Glasslined
Tube Pressure: 300 psi
Tube Temperature: 425 °F
Tube Material: Tantalum
Vacuum: Yes
Shell Diameter: 24 in
Head Material: Glasslined
Tube Type: U-Tube
Additional Information:

Rated 300/FV @ -20 to 425 degrees tube side; FV/50 psi @- 20 to 425 degrees F shell side. clamped heads Tube Number: 18. Tube Diameter: 0.75 in. Tube Length: 216 in.

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Used heat exchangers are essential in virtually every industrial setting where fluids need to be heated or cooled efficiently. These systems transfer thermal energy between liquids, gases, or steam without mixing the media—making them critical in process optimization, energy recovery and environmental control. With over 47 years of experience, IPP supplies used, secondhand and surplus heat exchangers from 20 global plant sites and maintains a massive inventory of 15,000+ systems ready for fast shipment.

IPP offers a wide variety of heat exchanger types including shell and tube, plate, air-cooled, spiral, and double-pipe designs from trusted brands like Alfa Laval, API Schmidt-Bretten, Tranter, Graham and ITT Standard.

Used Stainless Steel Heat Exchangers

Heat exchangers are unfired heat transfer equipment used in process plants. Heat exchangers are used for the transfer of heat or cold between two fluids for the purpose of heating the process, cooling the process, or condensing vapors during the process. Heat exchangers are measured in Square Feet. There are several different types of heat exchangers. These include:

  • Shell and Tube - Also called a condenser and calandria depending on the service, this type of heat exchanger has external cylinder called a shell with internal tubes that run the length of the shell. There are tube sheets on each end of the tubes sealing the shell around the tubes. There are covers on each end called heads and these can come in several configurations. The shell side has a pressure and temperature rating and the tube side has a pressure and temperature rating. They can be vertical or horizontal. Basic principle of operation is that one fluid flows through the tube and the other fluid flows around the tubes. The fluid inside the tubes can flow in a single pass or multiple passes using baffles in the heads.
  • Graphite Exchangers - Graphite block exchangers are typically made from a solid block of graphite with parallel holes drilled at right angles. The blocks can be cylindrical or cube shaped. The blocks are typically stacked with gaskets in-between to product more square foot surface area. The blocks are inserted in carbon steel housing. Graphite shell and tube exchangers have graphite tubes and heads with Carbon Steel shells.
  • Plate Heat Exchangers - Plate exchangers consist of a series of alloy plates held together by a frame. The frame can be opened to add or repair the plates. One liquid flows through alternate plates and the other liquid flow the opposite direction through the opposite plates.
  • Spiral Heat Exchangers - Spiral exchanger are made from a pair of plates rolled to provide two relatively long rectangular passages for fluid in counter current flow. The spiral design is compact.
  • Fin Fan / Air Fin Exchangers - This type of exchanger has radial fins on the outside of the tubes to extend the heat transfer surface area. Tubes are mounted in horizontal banks, and multiple fans blow air across the outside of the tubes for cooling the process fluid inside the tubes.
  • Compoblock - This new type of heat exchanger is like a plate exchanger except the plates are welded together instead of gasketed, and the plates are mounted in a cube shaped shell like a graphite block exchanger. This type offers compact design, ability to use high alloys, and closed environment to prevent leaks.

Primary uses across industries

  • In chemical manufacturing, for heating reactants, condensing vapors, and maintaining process temperatures
  • In pharmaceutical and food processing, for sterilization, pasteurization and CIP systems
  • In oil, gas and petrochemical refining, for crude heating, recovery loops and waste heat utilization
  • In HVAC and utilities, for steam condensers, chillers, and boiler feedwater preheating

Types of materials processed

  • Water, brine, glycol, oil and other process liquids
  • Steam, air, refrigerants and inert gases
  • Corrosive or high-viscosity fluids needing specialty alloys

Common materials of construction

Heat exchangers must withstand temperature, pressure and chemical exposure:

  • Stainless steel for sanitary and corrosion-resistant processes
  • Carbon steel for general utility applications
  • Titanium, Hastelloy and Inconel for high-temperature or highly corrosive conditions

Key features of industrial heat exchangers

  • Wide range of pressure and temperature ratings
  • Removable bundle or plate options for easy cleaning
  • ASME and TEMA-rated designs for compliance and reliability
  • Customizable flow arrangements: counter-current, co-current or multi-pass
  • Compact designs available for skid systems or space-restricted environments

Learn more about industrial heat exchanger design and selection from Chemical Processing.

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What’s the difference between shell and tube and plate heat exchangers?
Shell and tube units are rugged and handle high pressures, while plate exchangers offer better heat transfer efficiency and are easier to clean.
Can I use a used heat exchanger in a sanitary or cGMP process?
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