Oil Expansion Tanks

This can be system piping the heater or sometimes the thermal fluid space within a user for instance the heat exchanger calendar roll or press platen.

Oil expansion tanks.

Manufactured with the highest quality materials and components we offer both atmospheric and pressurized expansion tanks. Thermal process development can provide an expansion tank degassing tank system or help design a complete new system. Expansion tank is provided in hot oil system to accommodate for the increased thermic fluid volume due to thermal expansion. An expansion tank is a small tank divided in two sections by a rubber diaphragm.

Expansion tanks have capacities ranging from 2 gallons to several hundred gallons. It also helps in removal of moisture and non condensables during start up. Thermal fluid expansion tanks and degassing systems are important for maintaining long oil life as well as lowering the maintenance costs on the thermal oil heater pumps and process equipment. The ideal height for the expansion tank is above the highest liquid level in the system.

Atmospheric expansion tanks are typically mounted above the highest point of a system and built to customer specific needs to accommodate any footprint or height. This article will show how to do sizing of an expansion tank. Expansion tanks phoenix oil heater offers a full line of expansion tanks. One side is connected to the pipes of the heating system and contains water.

To determine the size needed for your system use the expansion tank sizing calculator.