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Airfin Heat Exchangers

AIRFIN OBJECTIVES

ADVANCED RESEARCH

AirFin Heat Exchangers have been designed,

AND TECHNOLOGY

manufactured, and supplied worldwide for

AirFin benefits from the advanced research

over 40 years. Our satisfied customers include

facility at SPX Cooling Technologies in

the chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas,

Germany. Ongoing, aggressive research and

process, and power generation industries.

development assures the divisions position

Fabrication facility at Zhangjiakou, China

as a market leader in technology. The primary

SPX Cooling Technologies AirFin heat trans-

marketing objective is to identify new markets

The heart of an air-cooled heat exchanger

fer engineering team works with a set of con-

and opportunities for which creative solutions

cise objectives

is the fin-tube bundle. AirFin designs and

and advanced technologies can be applied.

custom-builds these, ensuring strict

At AirFin, our mission is to provide our

adherence to quality standards and project

customers with the finest quality heat transfer

specifications.

Commitment to the customer to provide

the most advanced technology available
Promote innovative "value engineering
designs"

equipment in the industry. Our objective is to

be your worldwide, preferred partner.

Custom designs with optimized heat

transfer surface and pressure drop
Lower fan power consumption and lower
fan noise criteria
Overall guaranteed performance
Competitive cost, reduced operating and
maintenance cost thereby providing a
simple, clear choice for all your heat
exchanger needs

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND

QUALITY CONTROL
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
programs are in line with ISO 9001, TUV, and
others. The testing and verification process
is rigorous, while our certified inspection
programs meet or exceed industry standards.
Testing includes hydrostatic, pneumatic, and/
or submerged underwater leak testing, as well

WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURING
CAPABILITIES
AirFin derives maximum advantage from its
international manufacturing and service
organization. As a result of this worldwide
sourcing, customers derive economic benefits
from advanced product design and cost

as nondestructive and specific testing per

project specifications.
In addition, all materials are inspected upon
receipt, in-process, and at final assembly
stage. Additionally, AirFin quality programs
include third-party independent inspections
when necessary.

optimization.
SPX Cooling Technologies offers products
manufactured at our own facilities in South
Africa and China. Additionally, our alliance
partners in North America, South America and
other
countries provide a "competitive edge" and
a unique flexibility in meeting our clients'
requirements.

465 MW CCCP plant, El Dorado Energy, Nevada

Fabrication and Quality

WELDING PROCESSES
AirFin uses state-of-the-art welding
processes, including
S.A.W. multipass
Drilling a tube sheet

G.T.A.W. manual and automatic

G.M.A.W.
F.C.A.W.
Manual or automatic tube-to-tube
sheet seal welding, or strength

Welding a plug type header

welding (when required)

Benefits of AirFin
Machining Capability, Quality
Control, and Testing
Use of high-tolerance, computer controlled (CNC) machining centers
All materials are inspected upon
Welding a plug type header

receipt, in-process, and at final assembly stage

Testing includes hydrostatic,

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tested in-shop for factory assembled
units
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 hermal, hydraulic, vibration, and
mechanical guarantee

pneumatic and/or submerged

underwater
Nondestructive and other testing per
project specifications
Quality programs include thirdparty independent inspections, when
required

Underwater leak testing

Galvanizing workshop

Preheating of the tube-sheet before welding

Tube-finning workshop

Finned Tubes, Headers, and Designs

Finned Tubes

Tube Material is Available

Finned tubes are available in

several configurations, including

in the Following Metals

and Alloys
Forced draft air-cooler in a power plant

"L" footed

Carbon steel

Extruded

Stainless steel

Embedded (G-fin)

Duplex stainless steel

Elliptical Galvanized

Copper
Copper nickel

Fin Material is Available in

Titanium

Aluminum

Inconel/Incoloy

Copper

Hastalloy and other exotic alloys

L footed

Extruded

Hot-dipped galvanized steel

Bolted cover type header

Plug type header

Header Types Can Be

Designed in Multiple
Configurations, Including

Design Configurations
Forced draft
Individual draft
Horizontal

L footed

Extruded

Embedded (G-fin)

Vertical
A-frame

Plug box header

Bolted cover header

Design Pressures Include

Full vacuum
Up to 300 bar (4,500 psi)

Athens Engergy Athens, New York

Bonnet header

Manifold header

Innovative Technology
AirFin designs can be completely shop-

Heat Exchangers
SPX Cooling Technologies has over 40
years of experience in the design and manufacturing of air-cooled heat exchangers.
GE frame 7EA gas turbine closed cooling water
module with pump skid

Our thermal designs are based on SPX

Cooling Technologies proprietary computer
programs, and are, as standard procedure,
verified to the latest version of widely
accepted HTRI thermal design software.

assembled, or pre-assembled in modular

pieces for easy on-site field erection, the
choice contingent upon optimum transportation cost benefit to the customer. For
export projects, to ensure that your shipment arrives in perfect condition, we offer
seaworthy packing, with nitrogen fill for
long-term storage.

The AirFin air-cooled heat exchanger is

designed and manufactured as a forced
draft or induced draft type. Each tube
bundle is constructed, tested, and stamped
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in strict accordance with the following rigid

standards
ASME Section VIII, Division I, with
"U" stamp
API 661, when applicable
TEMA, when applicable
Additional world standards: DIN, British,
JIS, AD-Merkblatt, REGELS

Our mission is to provide customers

with the finest quality heat transfer

Chinese standards: GB-150, BR1, GB/

T15386, JB-4730

equipment in the industry. Our

Project planning and implementation

objective is to be your worldwide,

processes utilize ultramodern computer

preferred partner.

software for engineering, design and

manufacturing.

Field erected modules

Great River Engergy Maple Grove, Minnesota

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