When you hear the word air cooler, if you haven’t heard about it before, you may confuse it with an air conditioner. In fact, it is a completely different heat exchanger from an air conditioner. It mainly uses air to cool heat. Fluid can achieve the purpose of cooling or condensation. It can be used to cool the products after various reactions and condense hot fluids. It is widely used in industrial production and has almost nothing to do with our daily life, but today the editor Let me introduce to you the air cooler.
An air cooler (aircooled heat exchanger) is a heat exchanger that uses air to cool hot fluids. The hot fluid in the tube exchanges heat with the air outside the tube through the tube wall and fins. The air used is usually supplied by a ventilator. Air coolers can be used for cooling or condensation, and are widely used in: condensation of steam at the top of oil refining and petrochemical towers; cooling of reflux oil and bottom oil; cooling of various reaction products; cooling of circulating gases and exhaust of power station turbines condensation. The working pressure can reach 69 MPa. However, the power consumption, noise and floor space are large, and the cooling effect is greatly affected by climate change.
A high-quality air cooler is mainly composed of three parts: tube bundle, fan and frame. The tube bundle includes heat transfer tubes, tube boxes, side beams and cross beams, etc. It can be arranged in three basic forms: horizontal, vertical and sloping top (herringbone). Among them, the horizontal layout has a large heat transfer area, even air distribution, and good heat transfer effect; in the sloped roof layout, the ventilator is installed in the herringbone central space, occupying a small area and having a compact structure. In order to offset the influence of the lower heat transfer coefficient on the air side, tubes with fins installed on the outer wall of the plain tube are usually used. Fin tubes serve as heat transfer tubes and can expand the heat transfer area. Ventilators usually use axial flow fans.
The air cooler consists of three basic parts: tube bundle, frame, and fan, as well as auxiliary parts such as heating exhaust pipes, blinds, and ladder platforms. The air cooler uses power to drive the fan impeller to rotate, and the vortex generated continuously sucks in the air. The cold air contacts the heat exchange tube and transfers heat, cooling the medium in the tube to the designed outlet temperature.
Because the function of the air cooler is to cool or condense gas or hot fluid, the air cooler can be used as a cooler or a condenser. The use of air coolers in industry can greatly reduce environmental pollution, and The waste of water resources also responds to green environmental protection, but air coolers are also divided into high quality and poor quality. Choosing a high-quality air cooler will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, the post-maintenance issues of the air cooler should also be paid attention to.
Post time: Jan-23-2024