REFORMER/HEATER TUBE SEALS

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THE PROBLEM:

In an average size heater, the openings around the tubes allow thousands of cubic feet of cool air to be drawn into your heater every day with very costly consequences!

The following calculations for cost of fuel consumed heating excess air are based on an actual case history for a steam methane reformer:

Physical Data:

Calculations:

Number of tubes		Annular area		Air draft		Seconds per year		Heat energy		Fuel cost
100	x	0.071 ft2	x	1.92 lbs air	x	31.5 x 10 sec	x	495 BTU	x	$5.00
				sec ft2		year				1 x BTU

The cost of heating the ingress air is over $1,000,000 PER YEAR!*

*Many heaters utilize an insulation padding or a blanket around the tubes, as a means to keep the heat inside, but they are ineffective at sealing off the flow of air through and around them. In some cases, these "seals" block only 10% of the ingress air.

THE SOLUTION:

Flextel Tube Seals are designed to stop ALL the ingress air!

Contact Flextech Engineering to calculate your potential savings with Flextel Tube Seals, or click here for a spreadsheet you can use to do your own calculations.

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Flextech Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 725 Glendora, Ca. 91741

Tel:(626)914-2494 Fax:(626)914-1404

E-Mail:ds@flextechseals.com