Air Coolers

Altex Industries now offers complete new air-cooled heat exchanger design and fabrication per ASME VIII-1 and API 661, including re-circulation (winterization).  In addition, we offer technical support and troubleshooting for new and existing units.

We also provide repair or replacement of all types of air cooler exchanger bundles for both horizontal process type or vertical compressor coolers.  We can provide these services at our shop in Edmonton, or if necessary, at your facility via our Field Services Division.

SCOPE OF WORK

• - New Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger bays per ASME VIII-1 and API 661
• - Winterization (Re-circulation) on sides, ends, or combination
• - Replacement Bundles
• - Re-tubing
• - Replacement or repair of header boxes
• - Fin combing and cleaning
• - Header plugs and gaskets
• - Technical support and troubleshooting process and air-side performance

DESIGN

• - Altex is ASME U, S, R, NB certified
• - CRNs available throughout Canada
• - HTRI design in-house by our thermal engineering team
• - Plug or coverplate headerboxes
• - Split headers, sloped headers
• - Multiple services can be combined into a shared bay
• - L-Fin, embedded, or extruded fin-tubes are available
• - Hot air re-circulation duct with automatic louvers are provided to avoid freezing or hydrate formation

MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

• - Carbon Steel (SA-214, SA-179, SA-192, etc)
• - Stainless Steel (304, 309, 316, 317, 321, 400 series, etc)
• - Chrome-moly (1/2-Cr, 1-1/4Cr, 2-1/4Cr, 5Cr, 9Cr, 13Cr)
• - Duplex (S32205, S31803), and Super Duplex (S32750, S32760)
• - Various Nickel alloys (Incoloy®, Hastelloy®, Inconel®, C-276, C-22, N06625, N08825, Alloy 59, C2000, etc)
• - Clad or overlayed tubesheets with above metallurgies