VOLCANIC

Packaged Thermal Fluid

(Hot Oil) Heaters For
Unattended Operation
13 Models Ranging From 500,000
Up To 20,000,000 BTU/Hr.
For use in various process and manufacturing
industries, dependable viscous liquid and
asphalt cargo heating and storage tank
facilities heating

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Volcanic Heater, Inc.

 A Volcanic Thermal Fluid Heater Pumping Station
Circulates The Hot Oil Within A Closed Loop System
Thermal fluid systems operate Very low maintenance with . Minimalmaintenance
with minimal pressure and can thermalfluid
reach 750°F, making them an . Simple circuit, no blow-downs,
ideal choice for process heat Maintenance is limited to steam traps, or condensate
applications-one in particular burner, pump, controls, and an return systems
being cargo heating. The fluid is
pumped through the heater coil
annual thermal fluid check. A
licensed boiler engineer may not . Volcanic's expansion tank
provides pipework simplification,
in a single pass flow to be heated be required on premise for this
by the two pass gas flow. Heat low pressure system. protection of thermal fluid from
transfer takes place by radiation oxidation, and continuous
and convection on the inside coil deration of fluid, avoiding pump
Features and advantages cavitation.
surface and convection on of a Volcanicthermal
the outside.
fluid heater . The closed loop system using
thermal fluid assures no rust or
The fluid is pumped to the user(s)
and returned to the expansion . No corrosion or freezing corrosion in the system.
tank and back through
the heater. . High operating temperatures
(up to 750°F) within a low
pressure system

Volcanic Heaters are very versatile-they can be "left handed

or right handed" heaters. The expansion tank
can be mounted on either side of the heater. I
Same for the electrical panel.
It can mount either side or the front.
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~ 200 required and at 572°F (300 C) low pressures and system
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°C 50°C 100°C 150°C 200°C 250°C 300°C 350°C 1500 PSIG (105 bars). circulation of the fluid is the
OF 122°F 212°F 302°F 392°F 482°F 572°F 650°F With thermal fluids, these only governing factor.

Operating Principle Of The Volcanic Thermal Fluid
(Hot Oil) Heater
n o Burner-Bumsdistillate, residual
and gaseous fuels singularly or in
combination. A combustion air
blower provides the required airl
fuel ratio. High combustion effi-
ciency is obtained by pressure
atomization of light fuel oils and
high pressure air from a sepa-
rate compressor module for the
heavy oils. An electric pre-heater
heats the residual fuel oils for
proper atomization.
e Optional controls
provide full modulation
with low fire start
and up to 10:I turn
down ratio.
Burners meet
IRI, PM, or UL
requirements.
e Heat Transfer Surface -
Schedule 40 pipe of ASTM
53/106, grade B, seamless
material is rolled into a helical
coil and ASMEcode tested. The
continuous pipe insures full flow
through the entire coil. There are
no stagnant areas to overheat
and cause liquid
decomposition.
o Insulation - Ceramic Fiber
is installed inside the steel plate
heater shell to limit the outside
shell surface temperature.
Ceramic Fiber is attached in place
with stainless steel pins and wash-
ers. This is put in place in layers.
A rigidizer is sprayed on the sur-
face to protect against velocity of
gases passing to the exit stack.
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e Electrical Panel. Houses all
operating and safety controls. Can
be mounted either side of heater
pending customer
requirements.
. This is particularly important
during start-up of new systems.
Expansion Tank -As the
system is brought up to operating
temperature, heated thermalliq-
uid expands into the expansion
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Circulating Pump -
tank from the separation tank.
Thermal liquids expand
approximately 4% by volume for
Either a centrifugal or a each 100°F temperature increase.
positive displacement pump is
When the system is shut down and
used to supply thermal liquid for the the liquid cools, liquid is with-
entire system. Pumps are selected to drawn from the expansion tank to
meet flow and pressure drop
maintain a filled circulating loop.
requirements of the system. Pumps Can mount either side.
are jacketed for water cooling when
thermal liquid in the pump is above G Cold Seal Tank -The thermal
350°F when required.
o Access Door - Allows access for
liquid system is vented to the
atmosphere through this tank to
expel air and any steam during
maintenance inspection. system start-up. A constant liquid
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Observation Port Allows
operator to check flame pattern
level near the bottom of this tank
acts as a barrier to minimize
and fuel combustion conditions. moisture entering the expansion
tank when ambient air is pulled
E) Separation/Surge Tank - into the tank during system shut
Velocity of thermal liquid return down and cool down period.
from system is decreased to allow
any steam or air in the system to
escape into the expansion tank.
Operating Features of
the Standard Safety And
LimitControls
Flame Program BeSafety
Control. The flame program
control provides for ignition and
flame failure protection for
automatically ignited burners.
In conjunction with limit,
operating controls and
interlocking devices, the
control automatically
programs the operation of
burner-blower motor,
ignition, fuel valves and
modulator.
Low Flow Cut Out. To protect
the heater as well as the fluid,
a flow switch is provided. This
is a differential pressure
switch which measures the
pressure drop through the
heater coil, as an indication of
flow - too low a flow will shut
down the burner and turn off
the red limit light.
Low Level Control. This control
switch is of the float cage type
and is usually attached to the
expansion/surge tank. This
instrument will shut the burner
down on low liquid level and
turn off the red limit light, and it
will restart the burner
automatically when the proper
level has been returned. It may
be used to stop the main pump.
High Temperature Cut Out.
The sensing element of this
instrument is located in the
heater fluid line. The set point
which can be selected by turn-
ing a concealed stud, should
never be above the maximum
temperature permissible for the
fluid used in the system.
In case the set point is reached,
the instrument will shut the
burner down. On some controls
this would require a manual
reset before restarting the burner.
Low Fuel 011 Pressure Cut Out.
This control shuts off the burner
if the pressure in the fuel oil
supply line drops below the
minimum required for proper
combustion.
Low Combustion Air Cut Out.
This pressure switch type control
is installed in the blower outlet
duct. Should the flow of air drop
below the requirement, the
burner will be shut down and
remain off until the air flow is
restored.
Alarm Circuit And Signal Light.
The burner wiring is arranged
in such a manner as to ring an
alarm only in case of flame fail-
ure. Manual resetting is
required. In case of "flame
failure" the button on the flame
program control must be
pushed. The cause of the trouble
should be investigated before
restarting the heater. All other
limit safety switches will only
energize the red limit light if
closed. Once the cause of
stoppage is eliminated the
burner will restart by itself.
Low Fire Interlock Switch.
This switch, which is part of the
modutrol motor, serves as a
safety interlock which will
prevent the burner from starting
unless its components are set to
provide "low fire" only. This
provides for safe and clean
ignition.
Volcanic's Packaged
System and Engineering
Service
Complete skid mounted unit
contains all operating controls
and instruments. Installation
time is minimized due to quick
connection of the power leads,
fuel lines, stack and thermal
fluid lines. Volcanic's service
engineers do start up and
review maintenance proce-
dures. Volcanic's personnel w1ll
workwith the customer, creating
layout, piping, and heat
requirements.
A barge and Volcanic Heater being rebuilt on the
waterways by Coastal Boiler & Marine Service
Company of Channelview, Texas, an affiliate of
Volcanic Heater, Inc.
Volcanic heaters are
used in various appli-
cations that require
precise temperature
control for drying,
mixing, and curing...

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for heating asphalt

and petroleum tanks,
cargo heating of
asphalt and viscous
fluids,and processing
of chemicals, rubber,
plastics, resins, and
food products.
Specifications - Volcanic Thermal Fluid Heater
Model 50 75 I 100 200 300 400 600 800 1000 1200 1500 1800 2000-
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Output Cap. Million BTU/HR. 0.50 0.75 I 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 15.0 18.0 20.0

Heat Trans. Sur., Sq. Ft. *1 55 85 I III 220 335 445 670 I 890 1110 1330 1660 2000 2220

Thermal Liq. Flow, GPM *2 50 I 60 75 150 225 300 425 I 600 725 900 1100 1350 I 1500

Coil Pressure Drop, PSI 8 17 I 8 18 18 17 23 I 16 15 25 11 20 10

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Circulating Pump, HP *3 5.0 7.5 7.5 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 75.0 100.0

Burner Combustion Air, cfm 114 170 228 456 684 912 1368 1824 I 2280 I 2740 3420 4100 4560

Blower Motor, HP 1/3 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 I 7.5 I
15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 40.0

. *1 Provides a heat flux of 9,000 BTU/HR. sq. ft. . *2 Based on an oil temperature Increase of approximately 55°F through the heater.
. *3 Based on centrifugal pump @ 150 ft. TDH. . For Fuel Consumption rate, consult factory.

Dimensions
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Thermal Fluid Heater
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Model I 50 75 100 200 300 400 600- 800 1500 1800 2000
- I I 1000 . 1200
(A) Overall Height 53 53 53 64 72 78 89 89 104 104 112 119 119
(B) Shell Diameter 40 40 40 51 59 65 74 74 86 86 94 101 101
(C) Stack Diameter 8 10 12 15 18 22 26 30 33 36 T 40 43 45
(D) Pump Extension 38.5 38.5 38.5 44 51 54 62 62 71 71 78 82 82
(E) Base Width 54 54 54 65 75 82 94 94 108 108 118 124 124
(F) Overall Width T 58 58 58 69 83 89 104 104 122 122 136 143 143
(G) Outlet Height 29 29 29 34.5 38.5 41.5 48 48 57 57 61 I 64.5 . 64.5
(H) Shell Height 49 49 49 60 68 74 85 85 100 100 108 114 115
(I) Shell Length 60 72 86 122 147 171 218 278 286 334 356 385 426
(J) Burner Length 27 27 27 30 37 37 44 44 54 54 74 77 77
(K) Base Length 46 54 66 98 123 143 178 248 253 298 320 349 I 390
(L) Overall Length 97 109 123 162 194 218 272 332 350 398 440 472 513
(M) Inlet Height 46 46 46 56 64 69 80 80 94 94 101 106 106
Coil Diameter 30 30 30 40 48 52 60 60 72 72 84 97 97
Pipe Size of Coil 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 4.0D , 4.0D 5.0D 5.0D 5.0T
Inlet - Outlet Size 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 I 10.0
Thermal Liquid Volume/Gal. 35 43 59 114 224 318 568 881 965 1,137 1,767 2,064 I 2,294
Weight Pounds 3,960 4,420 4,920 8,500 11,315 14,700 20,365 26,360 33,000' 38,170 46,500 51,950 54,425
Expansion Tank Volume/Gal. 43 56 , 71 140 246 293 602 786 1167 1379 2006 2179 2425

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Volcanic Heater, Inc.

201 West Hartzell St., Box 2540 www.volcanic-heater.com

VoLcANIC Alliance, Ohio 44601

Call 330 I 823'0770
Fax 330 I 823'0772