Equipment

Process coils

Process Coils for Heaters and Furnaces

Engineering, fabrication and supply of process coils for heaters and furnaces based on service, heat duty and design life.

Process furnace coil during fabrication
Process furnace coil during fabrication

Purpose

Transfer the specified heat duty to the process stream within allowable pressure-drop and tube-metal-temperature limits.

Arrangement and integration

Equipment functional diagram

The diagram identifies the principal process duties, equipment connections and product handover points. Final scope, redundancy and battery limits are established from project data.

Process coilsProcess coil functional arrangementArrangement and scope diagram
Process Coils for Heaters and Furnaces: Process coil functional arrangementPackage boundaryProduct toheatingInlet headerEngineered coilsurfaceOutlet headerHeated product
Oil / emulsion

A typical equipment arrangement is shown. Final execution, redundancy and valve scope are established during engineering.

Engineering basis

Design parameters

Final ratings, materials and supply scope are established from project-specific operating data.

Applicable heater typesPP, PBT, PNK, PPT, PTB, PPN-3, PT-4-64Zh, TS, GS, KS and VS*
Liquid-service throughputup to 1,000 m³/h*
Gas-service throughputup to 200,000 m³/h*
Process inlet / outlet temperature−50 to +100 / 0 to +150 °C*
Process pressureup to 16 MPa*
Design lifeat least 10 or 20 years depending on the design corrosion rate*

Process functions

Principal process duties

  • Thermal and hydraulic coil design
  • Material and wall-thickness selection for design conditions
  • Fabrication, non-destructive examination and pressure testing

Typical scope

Main equipment

  • 01

    Inlet and outlet headers

  • 02

    Tube sections and connecting fittings

  • 03

    Supports, hangers and expansion provisions

  • 04

    Mating parts and installation kit at the battery limits

Questionnaire

Data required for engineering

Worked examples and vessel-volume fields are retained. Use them as guidance or provide parameters from an existing design.

  1. 01

    Process fluid and physical properties

  2. 02

    Flow, pressure and temperature for all cases

  3. 03

    Required process result and allowable pressure drop

  4. 04

    Materials, climate and installation category

  5. 05

    Dimensional constraints, battery limits and automation requirements

Proposal request

Operating data for a technical and commercial proposal

Attach the completed questionnaire or provide the principal operating data below. Equipment scope, design ratings and battery limits follow engineering review.

Email the questionnaire, specification and attachments

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