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%
Up to 150 MM kcal/hr (single unit)
Hot Oil Heaters

Hot Oil Heaters

Delivering reliable, energy-efficient heating for hot oil applications across multiple industrial sectors

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TBWES fired heaters for hot oil applications are engineered for both liquid and vapour phase operations, ensuring efficient heat transfer.

These heaters can be designed to fire oil, gas, or coal, offering flexibility across industries. We offer complete systems with all associated accessories, tailored to meet specific process requirements and plant layouts, ensuring seamless integration. Our heaters include Dowtherm vapourisers, which utilise an advanced internal vaporisation technique, delivering precise thermal control for demanding processes. Robust construction and optimised combustion ensure reliability and energy efficiency.

Technical data

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

  • Fuel type or energy sources – Oil, natural gas, coal

  • Compliance or standards followed – API 530, API 560, ASME / IBR / TRCU / PED 

  • Design – Vertical cylindrical/box-type configurations

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

  • Other technical information - The fired heaters have been built in compliance with specifications and standards laid out by leading oil & gas process licensing companies

Product features

Exceptional thermal efficiency
Designed to operate at over 90% efficiency, maximising heat output while minimising losses
Energy-efficient operation
Consumes less power than conventional Dowtherm systems, thanks to internal vaporisation technology
Advanced air preheater design
Equipped with top-mounted tubular or cast air preheaters (APH) for enhanced heat recovery and performance
Dual 15 MM kcal/hr Dowtherm vapourisers
High-capacity vapourisation with 2 x 15 MM kcal/hr Dowtherm units ensures consistent thermal delivery
Atmospheric fluidised bed combustion (AFBC)
Efficient combustion of Indonesian coal using an advanced AFBC unit for better fuel flexibility
Membrane panel radiant pass construction
Durable and thermally efficient radiant section built with membrane panel technology
Second pass convection coil banks
Optimised heat recovery through convection coil banks strategically placed in the second pass
Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for emission control
Minimises particulate emissions with integrated ESP, ensuring compliance with environmental norms
Internal vapourisation with Indian coal compatibility
Efficient Dowtherm vapourisation using internal technology capable of firing Indian coal
In-furnace limestone dosing for SOx reduction
Limits sulphur oxide emissions through precise limestone dosing directly into the furnace
Up to 90%
Subscribe to Up to 90%

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