Forced Draft Air Cooler for Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Cooling Systems

Product Description

Product Description

The Forced Draft Air Cooled Heat Exchanger is an engineering-driven thermal solution designed for high-performance process fluid cooling and vapor condensation. By placing the fan drive assembly underneath the finned tube bundles, the forced draft configuration pushes ambient air through the heat transfer surface. This design ensures exceptional operational reliability, ease of maintenance, and maximum mechanical efficiency in the most demanding industrial environments.

Key Technical Advantages

Superior Mechanical Efficiency: Operating in the cooler ambient air stream, the fans, bearings, and drive belts experience lower thermal stress, significantly extending the service life of mechanical components.

Advanced Anti-Fouling & Anti-Scaling: Engineered with our signature high-efficiency finned tubes (available in Extruded, L-foot, or G-embedded types), maximizing the heat transfer coefficient while eliminating tube hot-spots to prevent scaling.

Rugged Heavy-Duty Design: Structural frames are robustly fabricated and hot-dip galvanized to withstand severe petrochemical environments, seismic loads, and high-vibration conditions.

Easy Access & Maintenance: With the fan and drive systems located at the grade level or on low platforms, routine inspections, belt tensioning, and bearing lubrications can be performed quickly and safely without scaffolding.

Tailored OEM/ODM Customization: Fully supports custom engineering configurations, including pharmaceutical/chemical grade SS304/SS316 tube bundles, high-pressure headers, and explosion-proof fan motors aligned with global industry standards.

Typical Applications

1.Oil & Gas / Petroleum Refining: Hydrocarbon fractionations, vapor condensation at distillation tops, and heavy oil upgrading.

2.Petrochemical & Chemical Processing: High-pressure gas cooling, reactor loop cooling, and solvent recovery.

3.Power Generation & Heavy Utilities: Intercoolers/aftercoolers for large scale air compressors and turbine steam condensation.

Working principle

The Forced Draft Air Cooled Heat Exchanger operates on the principle of sensible heat transfer and vapor latent heat rejection, utilizing ambient air as the cooling medium to lower the temperature of process fluids or condense process vapors.

The detailed thermodynamic and mechanical process flows as follows:

1.Process Fluid Circulation: The high-temperature process fluid (such as refined oil, hydrocarbon vapor, or chemical solvents) enters the heat exchanger through the inlet manifold header and is evenly distributed into a bank of high-density finned tubes.

2.Forced Ambient Airflow: Axial flow fans, positioned underneath the tube bundles, draw in relatively cool ambient air from the lower atmosphere. The fans forcefully push this high-velocity air upward through the spaces between the finned tubes.

3.Cross-Flow Heat Exchange: As the cool air stream passes vertically through the horizontal tube bank, a cross-flow heat exchange occurs. The extended surface area of the aluminum fins rapidly conducts heat away from the tube walls, transferring it into the passing air stream.

4.Fluid Cooling & Condensation: The process fluid inside the tubes rejects its thermal energy to the air, resulting in a temperature drop (for sensible cooling) or a phase change from gas to liquid (for condensation).

5.Exhaust & Discharge: The heated air is discharged out of the top of the bundle into the atmosphere, while the cooled liquid or condensed process fluid is collected in the outlet header and returned to the industrial production loop.

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Company Profile

Shandong Casen Heat Transfer Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2011 and headquartered in Weifang City, Shandong Province, has sales offices in 12 countries and regions worldwide. The company is dedicated to the research, design, manufacturing, and installation services of high-efficiency, energy-saving, and water-saving cooling/condensing equipment. We are a technology-based enterprise providing users with complete industry solutions, product training, and after-sales service. We have passed multiple certifications including CTI, ISO, CE, EAC, and SGS, and hold over 50 patents.

Packing & Delivery

At Shandong Casen, we prioritize the safe and flawless arrival of your cooling equipment. Every counterflow closed circuit cooling tower undergoes rigorous multi-layer protective packaging before dispatch. We utilize heavy-duty wooden crates, robust steel skids, and anti-corrosion moisture-proof wrapping to safeguard vital components against transit hazards.

Partnering with leading global logistics providers, we offer streamlined shipping solutions tailored to your schedule, whether by sea, rail, or multimodal transport to Central Asia and beyond. Through real-time tracking and professional container loading, we guarantee secure handling and on-time delivery, ensuring your project remains smoothly on track.

FAQ

1. Are you a manufacturer or a trading company?

3. What is the delivery time?

We are a manufacturer, and our factory is located in Weifang. The company has a complete technical team, production workshop, and quality inspection process.

The delivery time for standard and non-standard customized equipment is typically 30-45 days, depending on the equipment type, process complexity, and current order schedule. For urgent projects, please specify this when placing your order.

2. How do you guarantee product quality?

4. What is your after-sales service like?

We ensure product reliability through full-process quality control, retain photos of key milestones, support pre-shipment inspection, and provide comprehensive after-sales service.

We provide lifetime technical support and clear after-sales guarantees. We can provide remote video installation guidance or send engineers to the site for debugging. All issues will be responded to within 24 hours.