Comparison between Water Bath Vaporizers and Air Heated Vaporizers
| Waterbath Vaporizer | Ambient Air Vaporizer |
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| Characteristics | - Robust and reliable design
- Long lifetime
- Fast delivery of standard and "quasi-standard" vaporizers
in capacity range 500 - 15.000 Nm³/h - Multiple streams of different cryogenic gases
can be treated in one unit
| - Easy and fast installation
- Fast delivery from stock
- Robust and reliable modular design
- Long lifetime
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| Range of capacity | Approx. 500 to 150.000 Nm3/h | Approx. 30 to 3.000 Nm³/h per unit. |
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| Temperatures | Minus 269°C to approx. plus 150°C | Minus 269°C to ambient temperature |
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| Pressures | Up to 400 bar (5.800 psi) | Up to 400 bar (5.800 psi) |
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| Operation | Continuous
Discontinuous
Stand-by | Continuous approx. 8 h
> 8 h alternately operation of two units |
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| Materials | Stainless steel (SS)
Carbon steel (CS)
Special alloys | Aluminium (Al)
Stainless steel (SS) |
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| Space required | Small | High |
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| Utilities | Steam, water or electricity | None |
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| Applications | For cryogenic gases,
such as N2, O2, Ar,
H2, He, CO2, CO,
LNG, C2H4, C2H6,
in cryogenic and
petrochemical plants
a.o. Electropolished pipes for high purified gases | For cryogenic gases,
such as N2, O2, Ar,
H2, He, CO2, CO,
LNG, C2H4, C2H6,
in cryogenic and
petrochemical plants
a.o. Electropolished pipes for high purified gases |
