《Air-Cooled_Heat_Exchangers_good_to_read》.pdf

GEA Luftkühler GmbH Energy Technology Division “cool engineering” Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers Air for Cooling Air cooling is a process of choice in many applications. Modern utility facilities are, of A course, among the installations that are usually air cooled. Air is hardly corrosive, does not cost a price, is an unlimited resource, is a clean cooling fluid, does not need to be treated and is not subject to strict disposal standards. The size of air cooling systems is essentially a function of the maximum air inlet temper- ature and the desired product outlet temperature of the heat exchanger. For this reason, the surplus capacity of an air cooler is substantial when the outdoor temperature is low. The reduction of air flow under these conditions optimizes cooler performance, lowers energy consumption and reduces noise levels. Wherever water is costly, but product temperatures must be very low, GEA Luftkühler offers evaporative coolers which can be changed over from wet to dry operation. GEA Luftkühler supplies customized coolers designed to GEA standards, recognized international standards and codes of practice and all applicable rules and regulations. Coolers and heat exchangers made by GEA Luftkühler feature a wide range of different fin shapes and headers in any material or combination of materials desired. Horizontal type air cooler at Shell Per+, Rotterdam / The Netherlands 2 Central water chilling plant Sectors and Applications Served GEALuftkühler’s air-cooled heat exchang- S ers serve a wide range of sectors and appli- cations including refineries, the chemical in- dustry, the petrochemical industry, oil and gas production operations, pipeline com- pressor stations, steel mills, mining, power stations, water recool