Heat Exchangers & Reactors

Our product portfolio covers a wide range of heat exchangers and reactors. Solutions for many applications such as chemical and power plants.
Customization abilities to meet most customers demands and international design codes.
Engineering and manufacturing expertise for complex upgrade projects.

Experienced manufacturing teams. Proven track record of first-of-a-kind, complex engineering solutions.

High Engineered Products

Individual and customized solutions
Challenging thermodynamic design
Highly stress- resistent components
Thermoelastic equipment in cycling mode operations
Fully integration into existing systems

Feedwater Heater / District heaters

Our feedwater heaters are shell-and-tube heat exchangers that reliably heat feedwater or district heating water by means of steam. We have well proven experience with a wide range of applications enabling us to offer best solutions in regards to reliability and efficiency. We design and manufacture feedwater heaters for nearly all kind of applications.

Vertical or horizontal arrangement
U-tube or header type design
Highest efficiency due to various features (grids, power venting etc.)
High reliability based on sophisticated engineering
Up to 300 t maximum weight

Feedwater Heaters

Condenser & Cold End Solutions

Surface Condenser

Our turbine condensers are rated among the most efficient in the world. Decades of experience in the design and construction of condensers, during which the products have been constantly optimized in close cooperation with plant operators, stand for high degree of operating reliability and top class workmanship.

Vertical or horizontal arrangement with round and rectangular shell
Highest efficiency due to optimized and verified tube bundle design
Cold end solutions incl. NCG Removal, pumps, pipes, tube cleaning system etc.

For new plants and retrofit with power upgrade of existing plants
Condenser bundle made of Titanium, Stainless or Duplex material, resistant to erosion
Applications as nuclear, combined cycle, geothermal, cogeneration and multi pressure condensers for all size of turbines

Moisture Separator Reheater (MSR) & PowerSep

As a pioneer of MSR technology since the beginning of nuclear power generation, with an experience of more than 50 years, we provide Moisture Separator Reheaters (MSR) and equipment for moisture separation for new builds, retrofits and power upgrades in the field of nuclear and solar thermal power plants of virtually any size.

Significant performance increase by implemenation of Balcke-Dürr MSRs in existing plants is proven by several references

1 and 2 stage MSRs for horizontal or vertical orientation
Patented high-efficiency moisture separation
- PowerSep (Pre Separator): external add-on component for moisture extraction upstream the MSR
- PowerVane (Fine Separator): high performance modular vane type separator
State of the art low finned tubes for increased heat transfer
High availability of equipment and extended life time by advanced design reducing erosion, corrosion and thermal stress
Optimized integration of the new equipment, also into existing units

Moisture Separator Reheater (MSR)
& PowerSep

Reactors

Over many decades, Balcke-Dürr has been designing and supplying customized chemical process equipment. Based on that experience we are in the position to provide high quality design and manufacturing as well as respective equipment service. With those preconditions we offer highest quality reactors resulting in trouble-free operation.

Reactors for different kind of application, e.g. NH₃ Combustion elements
Gas temperatures above 900°C
Water/Steam parameters - 130 bar and 540°C superheating temperature
Replacement or Redesign with optimization incl. system integration
Assistance in solving any kind of problems with equipment in existing units

Process Gas Cooler

Balcke-Dürr has experience over many years for different type of process cooling equipment for different chemical application to produce ammonia, methanol, hydrogen plants, ethylene oxide etc. We are able to deliver complex designs with required high quality to ensure reliable operation.

Process gas cooling with water/steam in natural circulation or forced flow with up to 150 bar and and up to 540°C superheating temperature
Gas inlet temperatures up to 1000°C, gas pressures up to 330 bar
Gas to gas heat exchangers
Safe cooling system for heating surfaces with extremely high heat flux
Proven measures against corrosion, erosion, high stress and high fouling
Replacement and repairs or optimization incl. system integration and efficiency enhancement

Process Gas Cooler

Corrosion-resistant Process Equipment

Looking back to many years experience in designing and manufacturing of custom-engineered tubular Heat Exchangers and corrosion-resistant processing equipment using Titanium, Zirconium, Tantalum, Nickel and Nickel-based Alloys (Monel™, Hastelloy ™, Inconel ™) Duplex and Super Duplex stainless steel we can offer sophisticated solutions for many demanding applications

Shell&Tube Heat Exchangers (Double Pipe, Multitubes, Spiral Tube and Bayonet), Pressure Vessels, Columns, Reactors and Storage Tanks
Industries served: Oil&Gas, LNG Plants, Petrochemical, Chemical, Fertilizers, Steel, Energy, Mining, Pulp&Paper, Water Desalination
All major international design standards and pressure vessel codes are met: ASME (U or U2 stamped), PED (CE marked) EN13445, AD2000, ISPESL, CODAP, BS2000, AS1210
Pipes and fittings made of non-standard materials

Rotor Air Cooler

The Balcke-Dürr Rotor Air Cooler is an advanced design and solves the stress corrosion problem faced by many gas turbines applications. The innovative, patent pending design, is based on stress corrosion resistant material, elimination of expansion joint and heat protection of critical parts. This protects the cooler against excessive fatigue from thermal cycling and increases the availability.

Stress corrosion resistant material and design
Critical parts are specifically designed to eliminate stress
Failure Free Equipment: No unscheduled maintenance, reduced risk of gas turbine damages and higher availability of the plant
Straight tube design fits into existing plants and allows simple retrofitting
Alternative header type design available, enabling highest thermoelasticity

Heat Exchangers & Reactors