Heat exchangers
Heat exchangers made by Proincar
Heat exchangers, BP, Castellón Refinery
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Fabrication Date: 2023
- Client / Delivery Place: BP, Castellón Refinery (España)
- Design Data:
| ITEM | DESIGN PRESSURE (kg/cm²) | DESIGN TEMPERATURE (ºC) | ||
| Shell Side | Tube Side | Shell Side | Tube Side | |
| E-403 | 18,28 | 18,63 | 177 | 277 |
| E-2455AB | 13,4 | 7,03 | 260 | 66 |
| E-2658 | 31,7 | 9,18 | 343 | 343 |
| E-2308 | 31,7 | 9,18 | 343 | 343 |
| E-305-BX | 4 | 8 | 83 | 83 |
| E-420-AX | 18,28 | 7,03 | 83 / -3 | 66 |
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
| ITEM | Nº Tubes | Dimensions | Material |
| E-2455AB | 134 | Ø1” X 12 BWG. | SA-179 |
Heat Exchanger HL-B-E-101 A/B
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 7 Kg/cm2 / tubes Side: 7 Kg/cm2
- Design Temperature: Shell Side: 110°C / Tubes Side: 110°C
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 7 Kg/cm2 / tubes Side: 7 Kg/cm2
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 56 Tubes / (ø5/8” x 970 x 18 BWG) / Mat.: SA-179
- Fabrication Date: 2018
- Client / Delivery Place: CALPE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Calpe, Alicante)
Heat Exchanger PV-E-1
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 8 Kg/cm2 / Tubes Side: 10,5 Kg/cm2
- Design Temperature: Shell Side: 180°C / Tubes Side: 77°C
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 8 Kg/cm2 / Tubes Side: 10,5 Kg/cm2
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 134 Tubes / (ø3/4” x 5486 x 13 BWG) / Mat.: SA-179
- Fabrication Date: 2018
- Client / Delivery Place: CEPSA (Refinería de La Rábida, Huelva)
Heat Exchanger H-10
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 1/FV Bar / Tubes Side: 3/FV Bar
- Design Temperature: Shell Side: 150°C / Tubes Side: 100°C
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 253 Tubos / (ø38,1 x 9000 x 1,25mm Thk.) / Mat.: SA-179
- Fecha de fabricación: 2017
- Cliente / Lugar de Emplazamiento: FERTINAGRO (Teruel)
Heat Exchanger 605E-104
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 32 Kg/cm2 / Tubes Side: 88 Kg/cm2
- Design Temperature: Shell Side: 320°C / Tubes Side: 265°C
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 32 Kg/cm2 / Tubes Side: 88 Kg/cm2
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 490 Tubes / (6162 long. x ø19,05 x 2,11mm Thk.) / Mat.: A-213 Gr T11
- Fabrication Date: 2017
- Client / Delivery Place: REPSOL (Cartagena)
Heat Exchangers ME 156-209-E1 / ME 156-209-E2
- Type: Shell and Tube
- Disposition: Vertical
- Design Data:
| EQUIPO | Design Pressure (kgf/cm²) | Design Temperature (ºC) | ||
| Shell Side | Tube Side | Shell Side | Tube Side | |
| Dry Gas Heat Exchanger | 17.34 | 8.16 | 540 | 250 |
| Primary Heat Exchanger | 10.20 | 12.24 | 65 | 150 |
- Nº de Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
| ITEM | Nº Tubes | Dimensions | Material |
| Dry Gas Heat Exchanger | 132 | Ø60.3” x 2.77mm Thk x 12,380 mm long. | SA-213 TP 321 |
| Primary Heat Exchanger | 164 | Ø60.3” x 2.77mm Thk x 4,631 mm long. | SA-213 TP 321 |
- Fabrication Date: 2016
- Client/ Delivery Place: AIT France / KNPC – Mina Abdula (Kuwait)
Intercambiadores Varios
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Fabrication date: 2016
- Client/ Delivery Place: CEPSA / San Roque Refinery, Cádiz (Spain)
- Design Data:
| ITEM | DESIGN PRESSURE (kgf/cm²) | DESIGN TEMPERATURE (ºC) | ||
| Shell Side | Tube Side | Shell Side | Tube Side | |
| C-E73 | 15.5 | 12 | 120 | 77 |
| PP-E-36N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 135 | 77 |
| SE-E-33 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 120 | 77 |
| SE-E-37 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 180 | 77 |
| SE-E-39 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 240 | 77 |
| SE-E-40 | 38 | 49 | 225 | 425 |
| SE-E-44 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 120 | 77 |
- Nº of tubes / Dimensions / Material:
| ITEM | Nº Tubes | Dimensions | Material |
| C-E73 | 204 | Ø1” x 12BWG (min.) x 6,500 mm long. | SA-179 |
| PP-E-36N | 168 | Ø1” x 12BWG (min.) x 2,500 mm long. | SA-179 |
| SE-E-33 | 154 | Ø3/4” x 12BWG (min.) x 5,200 mm long. | SA-179 |
| SE-E-37 | 96 | Ø3/4” x 12BWG (min.) x 5,200 mm long. | SA-179 |
| SE-E-39 | 52 | Ø3/4” x 12BWG (min.) x 4,400 mm long. | SA-179 |
| SE-E-40 | 68 | Ø1” x 12BWG (min.) x 4,100 mm long. | SA-179 |
| SE-E-44 | 78 | Ø3/4” x 12BWG (min.) x 4,900 mm long. | SA-179 |
Heat Exchanger RZ-E-207
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 37 Kg/cm2/ Tubes Side: 28,5 Kg/cm2
- Design temperature: Shell Side: 173°C / Tubes Side: 50°C
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 37 Kg/cm2/ Tubes Side: 28,5 Kg/cm2
- Nº of Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 427 Tubes / (ø3/4” BWG (2,11mm Thk. x 6069mm Long.) / Mat.: SA-179
- Fabrication Date: 2015
- Client / Delivery Place: CEPSA (Refinería de Gibraltar)
Heat Exchanger W-1412B
- Type: Shell and Tube
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 8.1Kg/cm2 / Tube Side: 10.5 Kg/cm2 /
- Design Temperature: 196°C / 250°C
- Nº de Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 321 Tubos / Ø3/4” x 12BWG (min) x 6,096mm long / Mat.: SA-179
- Fabrication Date: 2015
- Client/ Delivery Place: REPSOL / Puertollano Refinery, Ciudad Real (Spain)
Heat Exchanger W-1412B
- Type: Shell and Tube
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
- Design Pressure: Shell Side: 6.12Kg/cm2 / Tube Side: 6.12 Kg/cm2 /
- Design Temperature: 250°C / 250°C
- Nº de Tubes / Dimensions / Material:
- 488 Tubos / ø20 x 2mm Thk. / 4.500mm.Long. / Mat.: P-235 GH
- Fabrication Date: 2015
- Client/ Delivery Place: BASF / Basf Española SL – Tarragona (Spain)
10 Heat Exchangers
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
| ITEM | Design Pressure (kgf/cm²) | Design Temperature (ºC) | ||
| Lado Carcasa | Lado Tubos | Lado Carcasa | Lado Tubos | |
| DE-100 | 20.87 | 71.68 | 340 | 370 |
| DE-801 A/B/C | 16.06 | 19.27 | 300 | 300 |
| MO-E50 A/B | 15.01 | 15.3 | 195 | 235 |
| MO-E51 A/B | 15.01 | 14.3 | 225 | 275 |
| MO-E52 | 15.01 | 16.68 | 230 | 310 |
| MO-E53 | 56.21 | 20.21 | 300 | 340 |
- Nº of tubes / Dimensions / Material:
| ITEM | Nº TUBOS | DIMENSIONES | MATERIAL |
| DE-100 | 76 | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 1,829 mm long. | SA-179 |
| DE-801 A/B/C (3 items) | 250 (p/item) | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 4,267 mm long. | SA-179 |
| MO-E50 A/B (2 items) | 66 (p/item) | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 3,048 mm long. | SA-179 |
| MO-E51 A/B (2 items) | 72 (p/item) | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 4,207 mm long. | SA-179 |
| MO-E52 | 48 | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 3,048 mm long. | SA-179 |
| MO-E53 | 980 | Ø19.05” 2.11mm Esp. x 6,096 mm long. | SA-179 |
- Date of manufacture: 2015
- Client/ Delivery Place: Cepsa Chemicals / Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery / Cádiz (Spain)
Heat Exchangers E10/E14
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Disposition: Horizontal
- Design Data:
| ITEM | DESIGN PRESSURE (KG/CM²) | DESIGN TEMPERATURE (ºC) | ||
| Lado Carcasa | Lado Tubos | Lado Carcasa | Lado Tubos | |
| E-14 | 17.34 | 8.16 | 74 | 65 |
| E-10 | 7.14 | 9.18 | 65 | 150 |
- Nº of tubes / Dimensions / Material:
| ITEM | Nº TUBOS | DIMENSIONES | MATERIAL |
| E-14 | 144 | Ø21.3” 1.6mm Esp. x 5,000 mm long. | SA-213 TP 304L |
| E-10 | 295 | Ø3/4” B.W.G. 16 Esp. Min. 1.65 x 6,000 long | SA-213 TP 310L (1.4335) |
- Date of manufacture: 2015
- Customer, installed at: MAXAM (Chemical Plant) – Tarragona (Spain)
6E-121 Heat Exchange
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Arrangement: Horizontal
- Design data:
- Design pressure: Shell Side: 8 Kg/cm2 / Tube Side: 20 Kg/cm2 / Design temperature: 194° C / 190° C
- Nº of Tubes, Dimensions, Material:
- 544 Tubes / ø3/4” BWG16 x 4028 mm long / Mat.: SA-213 TP316L
- Date of manufacture: 2013
- Customer, installed at:
- Cepsa Chemicals / Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery / Cádiz (Spain)
3 Heat Exchangers CE-9A/B/C
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Arrangement: Horizontal
- Design data:
- Design pressure: Shell side: 24,6Kg/cm2 / Tube side: 17,6 Kg/cm2 / Design temperature: 135°C / 149°C
- Nº of tubes, Dimensions, Material:
- 55 tubes in “U” / ø3/4” BWG14 x 6090mm.Long. / Mat.: SA-179
- Date of manufacture: 2012
- Customer, installed at:
- Cepsa / Unidad de Azufre Cepsa Refinería Gibraltar-San Roque / Cádiz (España)
RAB-300 Exchanger
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Arrangement: Horizontal
- Design data:
- Design pressure: Shell Side: 50 Kg/cm2 / Tube Side: 3.5 Kg/cm2 / Design temperature: 300° C / 370° C
- Nº of Tubes, Dimensions, Material:
- 244 Tubes / ø1 ½” 7bwg / 6.110mm Long. / Mat.: SA-192
- Date of manufacture: 2012
- Customer, installed at:
- Cepsa / Cepsa Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery Sulphur Unit/ Cadiz (Spain)
AFI-14 Exchanger
- Type: Tube-Plate
- Arrangement: Vertical
- Design data:
- Design pressure: Shell Side: 22 Kg/cm2 / Tube Side: 2 Kg/cm2 / Design temperature: 440° C / 440° C
- Nº of Tubes, Dimensions, Material:
- 450 Tubes / ø30 x 2,5mm.thk. / 3.900mm.Long. / Mat.: St-35.8
- Date of manufacture: 2011
- Customer, installed at:
- Cepsa / Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery/ Cadiz (Spain)
How are heat exchangers manufactured?
As a company specialized in industrial boiler making, one of our most complex and essential products is heat exchangers. These devices are crucial for transferring heat between two or more fluids, being fundamental in various industries such as chemical, petrochemical, food, and more. Here we explain in an organized manner how heat exchangers are manufactured:
1. Design and Planning
Before manufacturing, a detailed design process is carried out to determine the technical specifications of the heat exchanger. This includes calculating the necessary heat transfer, selecting suitable materials for the fluids to be processed, and the operating conditions.
Thermal design programs (such as HTRI) and mechanical design software (like PVELITE) are used, assisted by drawing programs (CAD) to create accurate models of the heat exchanger.
2. Material Selection
Material selection is crucial and depends on the properties of the fluids (such as corrosiveness and temperature), operating pressure, and required efficiency. Commonly used materials include carbon steel and stainless steel, each offering distinct advantages in terms of corrosion resistance and thermal conductivity.
3. Component Manufacturing
Heat exchangers typically consist of tubes (for fluid transport), plates or fins (to increase the contact surface area and enhance heat transfer), and shells. These components are manufactured using techniques such as:
- Metal cutting and forming: Metal sheets are cut and formed to create plates and shells.
- Welding: Tubes and plates are welded to ensure the integrity and tightness of the exchanger.
- Mechanical expansion: Tubes are mechanically expanded to fit snugly into the plates, ensuring good thermal contact
4. Assembly
Once the components are manufactured, the heat exchanger assembly process begins. This process must ensure that all components are properly aligned and secured to prevent leaks and maximize heat exchange efficiency.
5. Testing and Quality Control
After assembly, the heat exchanger undergoes rigorous pressure and leak tests to ensure its safe and effective operation. Additionally, visual inspections and performance tests are conducted to verify that the exchanger meets all relevant technical specifications and regulations
6. Installation and Commissioning
Finally, the heat exchanger is delivered to the customer and installed in the corresponding system. Commissioning involves a series of operational tests to ensure that the exchanger operates efficiently within the industrial process for which it was designed
The manufacturing of heat exchangers is a process that requires high precision and attention to detail, ensuring that each unit operates optimally under its specific operating conditions. In our company, we are committed to delivering high-quality products that meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.
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