PTFE lined silicon carbide heat exchanger is made of corrosion resistant tube plates and SiC tubes. Due to the utilization of silicon carbide tubes, this silicon carbide shell and tube heat exchanger is a perfect solution adapted to heating, cooling, and condensation of highly corrosive chemicals.
Given comprehensive test data and several actual application cases, PTFE lined heat exchanger is the optimal of existing SiC heat exchangers regarding all aspects of reliability, stability, thermal resistance, pressure withstand, and usage range.
Comparison Chart of Thermal ConductivitySilicon carbide corrosion performance | |||
Testing EnvironmentConc.Reagent | Corrosive Weight Loss | (mg/cm2yr) | |
(Wt%) | Temperature (C) | Pressureless-sintered Silicon Carbide **No Free SiC)** | Reaction-bonded Silicon Carbide12% SiC) |
98% H2SO4 | 100 | 1.8 | 55 |
50% NaOH | 100 | 2.6 | >1000 |
53% HF | 25 | 7.9 | |
85% H3PO4 | 100 | 8.8 | |
70% HNO3 | 100 | 0.5 | |
45% KOH | 100 | >1000 | |
25% HCI | 70 | 0.9 | |
10% HF plus 57% HNO3 | 25 | >1000 | |
Qianqiao produces every SiC heat exchanger with pressureless-sintered silicon carbide ** |