EUR € 55.597
Machine Location:4111 Marathon BlvdAustin, Texas, USA 78756(Opens in a new tab)
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Stock Number
95359095
Condition
Used
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500 MBTU Reboiler For Sale
Location: Midland, TX
Type: Used
Condition: Good
500 MBTU Reboiler Description
A 500 MBTU (Million British Thermal Units) reboiler is a piece of equipment commonly used in the oil and gas industry to provide heat to distillation columns and other processes that require high-temperature heat transfer. The reboiler is typically a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, with the process fluid flowing through the tubes and the heating medium (such as steam or hot oil) flowing around the tubes in the shell.
The primary purpose of the reboiler is to provide the heat necessary to vaporize and separate the different components of a liquid mixture. The process fluid (often a hydrocarbon mixture) is fed into the bottom of a distillation column, where it is heated by the reboiler and vaporized. The vapor rises up through the column, where it is condensed and separated into its various components.
A 500 MBTU reboiler is capable of transferring up to 500 million BTUs of heat per hour, which is a significant amount of energy. The exact design and specifications of the reboiler will depend on the specific application and process requirements, as well as factors such as the type of heating medium, operating pressure and temperature, and the composition of the process fluid.