Silicon carbide shell and tube heat exchangers

• Universally corrosion resistant silicon carbide (SiC) tubes
• PFA lined tube sheets
• Unique sealing system with FFKM and FKM O’ring gaskets
• Design pressure: -1 barg (full vacuum) to +10 barg
• Design temperature: -30 to +220°C (-22 to 428°F)
• Heat transfer area: 0,4 to 42 m² (4 to 452 ft²)
• Adjustable number of tubes, size, length, and number of passes on both sides
• Shell diameter from 100 to 400 mm
• 14, 19 or 25 mm Ø tubes
• 1000 mm to 4500 mm long tubes
• Glass lined steel, PTFE lined steel, or glass for the shell or headers on process side
• Carbon steel, stainless steel, glass lined steel, PTFE lined steel, or glass for the shell or headers on service side
• Unique, ultra-safe and reliable triple tube sheet / double sealing system 

OPTIONS

• Sight glass
• Cleaning in place
• Twisted tapes for performance enhancement

• Universal corrosion resistance against acids, alkalis and oxidizing media
• Ultra-corrosive media either in or outside the tubes
• Possibility to have ultra-corrosive media on both sides.
• Superior heat transfer performance thanks to adjustable cross sections on both sides that guaranty a high level of turbulence
• High operational safety
• Highly reliable equipment therefore low cost of ownership and low maintenance cost
• Extreme purity of silicon carbide
• Wide range of materials of construction for the shell and the headers
• Compact and robust design
• Short lead time
• Long lifetime

• Condensation of ultra-corrosive and oxidizing vapors in multipurpose units
• Cooling or heating of ultra-corrosive and oxidizing liquids
• Suited for multi and single purpose units