1990 Teufel & co Reactor

Teufel & Co. shell-and-tube process heat exchanger, manufactured in Austria in 1990. The plate is quite clear. Item Shell side Tube side Manufacturer Ing. W. Teufel & Co. Ges.m.b.H. Location A-8551 Wies, Austria Serial No. 0492 Year 1990 Allowable working pressure +6 / -1 bar +20 / -1 bar Test pressure 9.1 bar 31.5 bar Allowable temperature -20 / +200 °C -20 / +200 °C Capacity 1,750 L 41.5 L The -1 bar rating indicates that both sides are designed for full-vacuum service. The tube side has a particularly substantial 20 bar working-pressure rating, tested at 31.5 bar. With a 1,750 L shell-side volume but only 41.5 L tube-side volume, this is a relatively large industrial heat exchanger intended to transfer heat between two separate process/utility circuits. Applications could include heating, cooling, condensing or evaporation service in chemical/pharmaceutical production. The lower plate also appears to specify 8 clamp screws, M20-K-8, although it is partly cut off in this photograph. Identification summary: Teufel & Co. shell-and-tube heat exchanger • Serial 0492 • 1990 • shell 1,750 L, -1/+6 bar • tubes 41.5 L, -1/+20 bar • both sides -20/+200 °C • Austrian manufacture.