DESIGN

AIR COOLER / FIN FAN COOLER

PT. ENCONA INTI INDUSTRI

 Standard and Code
API STD 661 Petroleum, Petrochemical,
and Natural Gas Industry Air Cooled
Heat Exchanger
ASME SECT. VIII DIV 1, Rules for
Construction of Pressure Vessels
Company Standard
 Type of Air Coolers
Forced Draft
Induced Draft
 Forced Draft Advantages
Possibly lower horse power requirements if
the effluent air is very hot. (Horse power
varies inversely with the absolute
temperature.)
Better accessibility of fans and upper
bearings for maintenance.
Better accessibility of bundles for
replacement.
Accommodates higher process inlet
temperatures
 Forced Draft Disadvantages
Less uniform distribution of air over the
bundle.
Increased possibility of hot air
recirculation, resulting from low discharge
velocity from the bundles, high intake
velocity to the fan ring, and no stack.
Complete exposure of the finned tubes to
sun, rain, and hail, which results in poor
process control and stability.
 Induced Draft Advantages
Better distribution of air across the bundle.
Less possibility of hot effluent air
recirculating into the intake.
Better process control and stability
because the plenum covers 60% of the
bundle face area,reducing the effects of
sun,rain,and hail.
 Induced Draft Disadvantages &
Limitation
Possibly higher horse power requirements if the
effluent air is very hot.
Effluent air temperature should be limited to 220F to
prevent damage to fan blades, bearing, or other
mechanical equipment in the hot air stream. When the
process inlet temperature exceeds 350F, forced draft
design should be considered because high effluent air
temperatures may occur during fan-off or low air flow
operations.
Fans are less accessible for maintenance, and
maintenance may have to be done in the hot air
generated by natural convection.
Plenums must be removed to replace bundle
Air Cooler Section In Detail
 Air Cooler Section In Detail
FIN TYPES
The L-footed tension wound fin is
normally used in services where the
tube wall temperature does not exceed
350 degF and air side corrosion is not
extremely high.

In high temperature applications, an

embedded process is employed to
attach the fin to the tube wall.
The embedded fin is normally used for
services greater than 350 degF and
less than 750 degF
 Air Cooler Section In Detail
FIN TYPES (Contd)
For applications where atmospheric
corrosion is critical, the extruded fin
tube provides the best protection.
The extruded fin tube is good for
tube wall temperature up to 650
degF. This is the most expensive fin
tube to produce.
 Air-Cooler HE Layout
Layout requirements of air
cooled heat exchanger
(ACHE). Area of location for
ACHE:
1. On top of main pipe rack
Most common location.
Pipe rack spacing to be
specified when sending
enquiries for coolers.
Client approval required for
locating ACHE on the top of
rack.
2. On a separate elevated
structure
Must be properly elevated to
gravity feed system.
 Air-Cooler HE Layout
Provide room for crane access for
maintenance.
 Air-Cooler HE Layout
Access platforms on
either side to access
header box.
Check for the room
clearances over
access platforms.
 Air-Cooler HE Layout
Cascade and symmetrical rake shows
good distribution
Asymmetrical rake shows bad distribution
MEDCO BLOCK-A GAS DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT FLOW SCHEME
MEDCO BLOCK-A GAS DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT (PFD-UNIT AGRU)
 ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(MEDCO BLOCK A GAS
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)

P&ID
 ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(MEDCO BLOCK A GAS
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
SAMPLE OF PIPING ARRANGEMENT AROUND ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(Ref. MEDCO BLOCK A GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
SAMPLE OF PIPING ARRANGEMENT AROUND ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(Ref. MEDCO BLOCK A GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
SAMPLE OF PIPING ARRANGEMENT AROUND ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(Ref. MEDCO BLOCK A GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
SAMPLE OF PIPING ARRANGEMENT AROUND ACHE (32-HAL-201)
(Ref. MEDCO BLOCK A GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)
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