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Product Spotlight: Model HC and Basco Type 500 Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

HC Heat Exchanger

The Basco Type 500 and HC Series shell & tube heat exchanger offers the widest variety of options for utilizing water or water/glycol for many cooling applications such as cooling compressor lube oil, cooling compressed air, engine lube oil cooling, blow mold cooling, extruder cooling and CNC cutting oil cooling to name a few. It remains the industry standard in ultimate value and long-term reliability. The proven fixed tubesheet design shell and tube heat exchanger offers the cost effectiveness that comes with having a highly standard design, while easily providing for various options to meet specific application requirements. Multiple material options are available as well. This series includes seventeen models with air flow capacities from 75-1500 SCFM (2.12-42.48 SCMM) or oil flow from 7-105 GPM (27-397 LPM) and heat rejection from 14-281 HP (10.4-209.5 KW).

Applications:
 
Compressor lube oil cooling
Compressed air cooling
Engine lube oil cooling
CNC cutting oil cooling
Blow mold cooling
Extruder cooling
Temperature control cooling
Process fluid cooling
 

Features

Preferred for new oil-water applications
Rugged steel construction
Low cost
NPT, SAE O-Ring, SAE flange, or BSPP shell side connections available
End bonnets removable for servicing
Mounting feet included (may be rotated in 90° increments)

Product Options

Optional material construction on tubes, tubesheets and end bonnets

Customer Focused and Driven

All catalog product is available with short lead-times
Expert application engineers are available to select and size the right product for your application
Custom designs are available

ASME Code Stamped available

Ratings

Maximum Operating Pressure – Shell Side 300 PSI*
Maximum Operating Pressure – Tube Side 150 PSI
Maximum Operating Temperature 300°F

Materials

Tubes – Copper
Tubesheet – Carbon steel
Shell – Carbon steel
Baffles – Carbon steel
End Bonnets – Cast iron
Mounting Brackets – Carbon steel
Gaskets – Nitrile rubber/cellulose fiber
Nameplate – Aluminum foil

Models

Old Model New Model
C-614-1.3-4-F HC-614-1.3-4-F
C-614-3-4-F      HC-614-3-4-F
C-624-1.3-4-F HC-624-1.3-4-F
C-624-3-4-F    HC-624-3-4-F
C-814-1.7-4-F  HC-814-1.7-4-F
C-814-4-4-F HC-814-4-4-F
C-824-1.7-4-F  HC-824-1.7-4-F
C-824-4-4-F  HC-824-4-4-F
C-836-1.7-4-F HC-836-1.7-4-F
C-836-4-4-F   HC-836-4-4-F
C-1014-2-6-F      HC-1014-2-6-F
C-1014-5-6-F   HC-1014-5-6-F
C-1024-2-6-F   HC-1024-2-6-F
C-1024-5-6-F HC-1024-5-6-F
C-1036-2-6-F HC-1036-2-6-F
C-1036-5-6-F HC-1036-5-6-F
C-1224-2.5-6-F   HC-1224-2.5-6-F
C-1224-6-6-F HC-1224-6-6-F
C-1236-2.5-6-F    HC-1236-2.5-6-F
C-1236-6-6-F HC-1236-6-6-F
C-1248-2.5-6-F  HC-1248-2.5-6-F
C-1248-6-6-F HC-1248-6-6-F
C-1260-2.5-6-F   HC-1260-2.5-6-F
C-1260-6-6-F  HC-1260-6-6-F
C-1724-3.5-6-F HC-1724-3.5-6-F
C-1724-8.4-6-F  HC-1724-8.4-6-F
C-1736-3.5-6-F  HC-1736-3.5-6-F
C-1736-8.4-6-F    HC-1736-8.4-6-F
C-1748-3.5-6-F   HC-1748-3.5-6-F
C-1748-8.4-6-F  HC-1748-8.4-6-F
C-1760-3.5-6-F HC-1760-3.5-6-F
C-1760-8.4-6-F   HC-1760-8.4-6-F
C-1772-3.5-6-F   HC-1772-3.5-6-F
C-1772-8.4-6-F    HC-1772-8.4-6-F