The long version of what we supply. Written for the people who have to keep this gear running, not for a brochure.
Giant radiators for industrial plants. They pull heat out of your process with air blown across finned tubes. Air cooled condensers are the biggest of them all, dry process and 32 foot fans. We supply the parts and the optimization design that keep them running.
Fans of every size, from the 32 foot fans on an Air Cooled Condenser to the smaller units on an Air Cooler. We're the exclusive Canadian distributor of the DG-II Anti-Rotation Device® and the global distributor of the E-Bell™. The DG-II stops fans windmilling backwards, which is a safety issue, not just a wear issue. See why fans windmill.
The water side of cooling, and home to some of the largest fans in the plant. We supply parts and components for Cooling Towers and Evaporative Systems, including BAC and Evapco units, so your water cooled equipment keeps running too.
When something wears out you don't want to wait weeks. We stock the parts and get them to you fast, so a small fix doesn't turn into a big shutdown.
Every Air Cooled Heat Exchanger moves ambient air across a finned tube bundle. The only question is which side of the bundle the fan sits on, and that one decision drives fan power, air distribution, recirculation and how easily you can reach the drive to service it.
The fan pushes ambient air up through the tubes. Fan, drive and motor sit under the bundle where you can reach them, and they run in cool air, so bearings and belts live longer. The fan handles denser air, so it takes less horsepower for the same duty. The trade is weaker air distribution across the bundle and a low exit velocity off the top, which invites hot air recirculation on a still day.
The fan pulls air through from above. Air distribution across the bundle is more even, exit velocity is roughly double, so recirculation drops off sharply, and the plenum shades the tubes from sun and hail. The trade is that the fan, belts and bearings sit in the hot exit air, it takes more horsepower for the same air mass, and the drive is up on the deck when it needs service.
Both arrangements are covered by API 661. Which one suits a given service depends on process temperature, plot space, and what the site can actually maintain. Talk to us about yours.
Tell us what you're running and we'll call you back with a straight answer on whether there's something worth doing.