What is a Radiator?
Radiators are the type of heat exchanger where gas phase fluid passes in the primary circuit and heater or coolant fluid passes through the secondary circuit. Although it is generally preferred in recycling facilities, radiators are used in every sector and application according to need. MIT Radiators are designed by our engineers using special programs and software according to demand. Design and mechanical calculations are made according to TEMA standard and 2014/68/EU PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) pressure vessels directive EN 13445 standard. Our products are produced in various ways according to process needs.
What Are Radiator Components?
Radiators generally consist of three main components.
Collectors
Collectors; fluid type is determined by operating pressure and operating temperature. U Cover, Flat Cover, Curved Cover options are available. Collectors can also be manufactured as pipes. In this type of products, the back turns of the pipes are provided by elbow pipes. Collectors can also be manufactured as mobile type according to the system requirement.
Serpentines
Coils are pipes with heater fins or straight. They are determined by the process. The types of serpentines are selected according to the operating conditions of the radiators to be used.
Reflectors
The material, length and thickness of the reflectors are also determined in accordance with the system. Pipe-reflector joints are made using welding, machineto or a combination of welding and machineto.
What are Radiator Types?
According to the fluid circulating in the radiators, it can be basically examined under the headings such as Steam Radiators, Hot Water Radiators, Hot Water Radiators, Hot Oil Radiators, Sea Water Radiators. Each has different uses and purposes. Considering the system conditions, pressure drop and efficiency used, serpentine blades are preferred among steam, hot water and hot oil options.
What is a Steam Radiator?
They are heat exchangers used to meet the heating need in the facility by making use of steam energy.
What is a Hot Water Radiator?
They are heat exchangers used to produce hot water.
What is a Hot Oil Radiator?
It is a type of radiator used to cool unusable oils or to regulate the ambient temperature by using the heat of the oil.
Coils Used in Radiator
The materials used in the radiator are determined according to the project. The pipe and fin can be manufactured from the same material, or they can be produced from different materials suitable for the process.
While carbon steel, stainless steel, copper and special alloys (Bafon, brass, etc.) are generally used in pipes, materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum and copper can also be preferred for fins.
Different types of pipes and fins are also used in the manufacture of radiators, such as spiral finned serpentines, oval tube serpentines, flake array serpentines, rubbing tube serpentines.
Radiator Usage Areas
Radiators are generally preferred for air heating where drying needs are required. The following sectors and the machines used in these sectors are the most obvious examples of the use of radiators.
- Drying devices inside textile machinery
- Tea and tobacco drying devices
- Devices used in hygienic air heating in the pharmaceutical industry
- Air drying devices inside food drying machines
- Devices used in air heating in the leather industry
- In general, devices used for heating in environments with high operating conditions