Basco Type OP

Basco Type OP

Basco Type OP

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides an overview of Basco Type "OP" (AEW) Heat Exchangers, emphasizing their cost-effective performance, quality, and value since their introduction in 1962. These exchangers are recognized for their TEMA Type AEW shell & tube design, featuring a unique "O" Ring Protected design available in single or two-pass configurations.
Design Features: Key design features include a removable tube bundle, flexible nozzle locations, and a threaded O-ring retainer for easy maintenance without disturbing the piping or draining the shellside fluid. "Tell-tale" holes are included for leak detection.
Quality Assurance: API Heat Transfer ensures quality through proper design application, strict manufacturing standards, and high-quality materials. The company uses Demand Flow Technology (DFT) to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, holding certifications such as ASME, TEMA, API 614, ABS, and USCG.
Performance and Applications: Basco OP heat exchangers are versatile, suitable for cooling applications like compressed air, steam or gas turbine oil, hydraulic oil, and marine engines. They offer high efficiency with options for bare or lo-fin tubes and dome-type shell nozzles for higher flow rates.
Materials and Construction: Constructed from materials like carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and titanium, these exchangers feature precision-punched baffles and a double "O" ring seal for durability and leak prevention.
Standard Specifications: Detailed specifications are provided for shell and tube materials, design pressures, and temperatures, along with a dimension chart for various models, highlighting design and configuration flexibility.
Additional Products: API Heat Transfer also offers hubbed shell and tube heat exchangers, pipeline aftercoolers, moisture separators, extended surface exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, and gasketed plate heat exchangers.
Contact Information: Contact details for API Heat Transfer's divisions are provided for sales inquiries.
Materials and Components: The document discusses materials used in gaskets and heat exchangers, including nitrile, EPDM, Viton®, compressed fiber, and Teflon®, with capacities ranging from 0.5 to 10,000 GPM.
SigmaWig Welded Plate Heat Exchangers: These exchangers are fully welded, requiring no gaskets, and are available in 316SS construction, titanium, and other higher alloy materials. They withstand temperatures up to 750ºF and operating pressures up to 360 psi, with an ASME Code stamp.
TEMA Shell and Tube: The document references TEMA Shell and Tube, though specific details are not provided in the excerpt.
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Basco Type OP-1

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Basco Type OP-2

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Basco Type OP-3

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Basco Type OP-4

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Basco Type OP-5

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Basco Type OP-8

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