Up to 150 MM kcal/hr (single unit)
Refinery & Petrochemical Heaters

Refinery & Petrochemical Heaters

These heaters are custom-designed as per licensor's specifications for diverse applications in the oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, and chemical industries, including process fluid heating and thermal cracking for conversion to end products

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TBWES offers high-efficiency fired heaters engineered for critical heating and cracking applications.

Our heaters are equipped with air pre-heaters and steam generators for energy-intensive applications across oil & gas, chemical, and petrochemical industries. Designed for high efficiency and multi-fuel capability, these units feature advanced metallurgy, modular construction, and custom configurations. Their robust performance ensures reliability, safety, and optimal energy utilisation across demanding industrial operations.

Technical data

  • Product capacity / performance range – Up to 150 MM Kcal/ hr (single unit)

  • Fuel type or energy sources – Oil and natural gas

  • Compliance or standards followed – The heaters are in complete compliance with API 530, API 560
    ASME / IBR / TRCU / PED

  • Design – Vertical cylindrical, box-type, cabin-type configurations

  • Flexibility or customisation options – The product can be customised based on customer needs or scale

  • Applications -

  1. Fired heaters for the oil & gas industry

    Crackers

    • Ethylene dichloride cracker
    • Acetic acid cracker
    • Gas cracker

    Process industry heaters

    • Steam superheaters
    • Charge heaters
    • Start-up heaters

    Vapour phase heaters / vapourisers

    • Synthetic oil/mineral oil vapourisers
    • Hydrocarbon vapourisers

    Liquid phase heaters for

    • Mineral oils/synthetic oils
    • Molten salt heaters
  2. Oil & gas industry fired heaters

    Fired heaters for the upstream segment

    • Crude oil pumping stations
    • Tank farm heating
    • Gas gathering stations
    • LNG plants
    • Regeneration gas heaters

    Fired heaters for the downstream segment

    • Crude distillation unit (CDU)
    • Vacuum distillation unit (VDU)
    • Delayed coker unit (DCU)
    • Fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU)
    • Continuous catalytic reforming unit (CCR)
    • Diesel hydro desulphurisation treatment (DHDT)
    • Naphtha vapourisers in hydrogen
    • Motor spirits quality (MSQ)
    • Naphtha splitter unit (NSU)
    • Gasoline treatment unit
    • Vacuum gas hydrotreater (VGO-HDT)
    • Hydro cracker
    • Scanfiner unit

Product features

Modular or semi-modular construction
Facilitates streamlined fabrication, transportation, and onsite assembly, reducing installation time and enhancing maintenance accessibility
Serpentine/arbor tube arrangement
Optimised tube design for enhanced heat transfer and durability
Draft 2.5 mmWC at arch
Precisely engineered low draft ensures optimal flame stability and efficient combustion control at the furnace arch
Radiant heat flux up to 12,000 BTU/h/ft²
Engineered to deliver high radiant heat output, ensuring film temperatures within allowable limits
Multiple draft configurations (natural, forced & balanced)
Flexible draft design options enable adaptation to varying operational and fuel conditions, optimising combustion efficiency and emissions control
Low NOx/ultra low NOx burners
Environmentally friendly burners designed for reduced emissions
Studded/finned tubes
Incorporates enhanced surface area tubes for improved heat exchange and thermal performance
Bridgewall temperature around 800°C
Maintains optimal thermal stability for safe operation
Up to 90%