TEMA TYPE W

Construction

Available in TEMA B, C, or R construction

Removable bundle

Straight tube

2-pass design available

Full floating head with double O-ring sea

Applications

Recommended for:

Oil

Water

Air

Dry Carbon Dioxide

Other inert gases

Should not be used for:

Hydrocarbon gases

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Lethal gases

Gases with low molecular weights

Volatile, toxic, or flammable fluids

Advantages

Tube bundle can be easily removed

Straight tubes can be cleaned

Double O-ring seal allows tube bundle to expand and contract

Prevents intermixing of shell and tube side fluids

Telltale holes are provided for leak detection

Most cost-effective floating head type construction

All gasketed joints are exposed for easy observation of leaks

Limitations

Maximum number of tube passes is two

Fluid intermixing is possible in the event of an O-ring failure

Maximum temperatures are limited

Shell Side

Sizes from 6" to 44"

Pressures: Up to 350 PSIG for units <= 12” diameter

Up to 300 PSIG for units > =14”

Temperatures: Up to 375 F

Tube Side

Tube sizes 3/8" OD to 1" OD

Material: Admiralty and copper alloys, carbon steel, stainless steel, monel and others

Pressures: Up to 350 PSIG for sizes 6" to 16"; up to 300 PSIG for sizes over 16"

Temperatures: Up to 375 F