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| Power Generation | ||
| Applied Cooling Technology has been manufacturing heat exchangers for UK power generation companies for over 25 years. During that time their expertise in the design and manufacturing of titanium heat exchangers to replace existing brass or copper-nickel tube coolers has been well proven. Nuclear power plants are often located on the coast in order to use sea water as the primary source of cooling. This use of sea water can cause excessive and premature erosion of the tubes, which in turn requires the replacement of the tube bundles on a regular basis. Because of this, the power stations have been carrying out the replacement of copper-alloy tube bundles with new titanium units for the past 16 years.  These new titanium units have been shown to last the life of the power station, giving users uninterrupted service life and the cost advantage of not having to regularly replace the tube bundles. With a price difference of roughly 35% over a traditional copper-nickel cooler and a lifespan up to 4 times that, it is easy to see the lifecycle advantage of a new titanium heat exchanger. We also offer “roped” tubes that can enhance the performance of the heat exchangers. This is beneficial where the existing cooler has not always been able to produce the required cooling at peak times, further increasing efficiency and reducing down time. Applied Cooling Technology's other patented technologies lead to extremely comprehensive material choice for finned heat exchangers, which is of particular benefit to those industries where longevity, corrosion/erosion resistance and safety are of paramount importance such as Power Generation, Petrochemical & Offshore.  |  One of the main advantages of using ElfinBlock in our finned air products is that the same construction method is employed regardless of the materials used and therefore can be achieved with minimal additional expense. Chemical Resistance Virtually any material can be supplied, including titanium, nickel alloys or even ceramics. This extends to charge air products which can also be manufactured using equally resistant materials for both the tubes and fins. Enhanced Longevity Tubeplates and tube-ends can be coated or clad, either explosively or by way of secondary facades and tube inserts/sleeves. Leakage Detection Finned double-wall leak-detection tubes can be used where leakage into the surrounding area would be catastrophic. Leakage Sealing Leaking tubes can be plugged using safe, non-destructive tube plugs made from polymer or co-polymer materials (available from stock).  | Other industries served:- Aerospace Architecture Compressor Cooling General Industry, Heating and Cooling Live Stock Marine, Shipping and Watercraft Military Offshore Petrochem Motor Sport Rail Locomotion |
| Client Comments | ||
| Magnox Electric plc (Bradwell Power Station) "The replacement Primary Monitoring Tanks supplied by RR/NES (Rolls Royce Nuclear Engineering) were of a high manufacturing standard and a credit to their sub-contractors Britannia Heat Transfer" | Magnox Electric plc (Sizewell A Power Station) "From our initial enquiry to the completion of all works as requested, your staff have completed their work both efficiently and to a very high standard. Furthermore, I was pleased to see that [your employees] complied with Nuclear Site Rules and Regulations to the full and promoting your company further by maintaining tidy working conditions and leaving the work area spotless upon completion of works." | Corus (Redcar Power Station) "The site team performed exceptionally well, demonstrating their skill while working safely at all times and by meeting their programme dates. I would also like to thank you for the way you responded to the tube delivery problem, providing alternative tubes at short notice, enabling us to meet our schedule startup. Without your help we would have incurred significant generation losses, in fact I feel we have achieved a better solution with the fitting of the alternative Titanium tubes." |
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