‘Technical Specification of Water Bath Heater:
1.0 GENERAL
Indirect water bath heater shall be natural yas fired and composed of the following parts:
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‘Main dody/shell
Coil/tube bundle
Water expansion tank
Fuel gas feed line
Bumer & pilot
Fire tube
vil) Chimney/stack
viii) Burner controlfmanagement system
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Skid frame, service ladder & platform
Extemal insulation of body shell
2, Design Data:
ji) Installation: Outdoor-unprotected skid mounted;
ji) The heater shall operate self contained gas without any other auxiliary energy (i)
with pneumatic instrumentation).
iil) Design pressure of tube bundle: 70 bar.
iv) Design Temperature: 100°C.
v) Max. allowable drop: 300 mbar.
vi) Max. Velocity in the tube bundle= 18M/Sec.
vii) Gas temperature at the inlet of the Station: 15 °C-20°C.
Required gas temp at the outlet ofthe station: 20°C-25°C
ix) Operating temperature of the water bath: 80°C,
x) Thermal efficiency : 85%
xi) Construction Code: ASME-VIII with 'U' stamp, Welding: As per ASME section-ix
xi) Max. Corrosion allowance: 1.6 mm for shell and 2 mm for bundled tube.
xiii) Body: Cylindrical vessel with removable flame tube and gas tube bundle.
xiv) Flange Connection: 12 "ANSI - 600 RF.
xv) Gas Flow Rate: 120 MMSCFD.
xvi) Operating Pressure: 250-1000 psig,
xvii) Heat duty of the Heater: 2100 KWH.
xviii) Maximum Station Inlet Pressure:1000 Psig
xix) Minimum Ialet Station Pressure: 250 Psig
xx) Station Outlet Pressure: 150-250 Psig
xxi) Tube bundle size of the Heater: equivalent to 12"