Basco® Type OP Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

First introduced in 1962, our Basco OP design has proven to be the preferred TEMA Type AEW shell and tube heat exchanger in the market. The “OP”, or “O-Ring Protected” design features removable tube bundle, nozzle location flexibility, and a unique threaded O-ring retainer that permits removal of the reversing bonnet without disturbing the piping or draining the shellside fluid. Removal of the channel cover permits full inspection and cleaning of the tube side.

Our Basco Double “O” Ring Seal Protection

Permits the bundle to expand and contract without strain or intermixing of shell and tubeside fluids. O-Rings retain compression and are unaffected by vibration and temperature changes. Telltale holes reveal any leakage.

Special Feature

The unique construction of the Basco OP permits inspection and maintenance of the tubeside without draining the shellside or disturbing the piping.

Basco® Type HT and AHT Hub-Design Heat Exchangers

Our extensive line of Basco Type HT and AHT heat exchangers offer the benefits of non-ferrous construction in a highly standardized design for maximum flexibility at minimum cost. Hub-design advantages include increased corrosion resistance, maximum obtainment of tube quantity in a given diameter for better efficiency, and lower entrance velocity and pressure drop as a result of the dome shell nozzle.

Our Type HT heat exchangers have been in production since 1965. Standard HT models feature low-cost, non-ferrous construction with brass shell, brass tubesheet and straight copper tubes. End bonnets are cast iron. Numerous options including special materials and nozzle orientation are available.

The Type AHT heat exchangers feature all 316 Stainless Steel construction in a wide variety of configurations. Modified units are suitable for critical service where ultra-clean conditions are paramount. Options include seal welding of tube to tube sheet joints and polished surfaces for pharmaceutical and food processing applications.

Type HTR and AHTR feature a removable tube bundle design allowing shellside cleaning and bundle replacement, rare in a low cost small diameter design where tubesheets are typically fixed. Available in non-ferrous or stainless designs.

Basco® Type 500 Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

Our Basco Type 500 remains the industry standard in ultimate value and long-term reliability. This proven fixed tubesheet shell and tube heat exchanger offers the cost effectiveness that comes with having a highly standardized design, while easily providing various options to meet specific customer requirements.

Our Basco Type 500 heat exchangers are manufactured in our ISO 9001 certified Buffalo, NY facility and our Suzhou, China facility. We employ Demand Flow Technology (DFT) manufacturing processes where finished goods are made “on-demand” from components and in-line support machining centers. We’ve invested heavily in DFT and embrace the superior quality, improved workflow, and cost controls inherent in DFT manufacturing.

Basco® Custom Engineered Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

Before there were standard products, there were engineered products, with each heat exchanger designed for the application. Our Basco shell and tube heat exchangers have filled virtually every heat transfer need for over seventy years. Our experienced design and engineering staff stand ready to bring the best team with the best tools in the industry to bear on your heat transfer challenge. Please contact us to discuss your application.

Codes.

  • EU Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) (97/23/EC)
  • Chinese Safety Quality License for Boiler and Pressure Vessel
  • Australian AS1210
  • Singapore Code
  • DOSH Malaysian Code
  • Canadian CRN, all provinces
  • Indian Boiler Regulations (IBR)
  • Polish Code
  • API 614, 660, 618

Custom Oil Coolers

Oil cooling requirements vary widely depending on the type of equipment and duty cycle required. We’ve specially selected fin and tube options to provide the exact performance and durability the application calls for. Whether its high viscosity start up or full temperature operation, our brazed aluminum oil coolers keep it cool. We carefully select each oil cooler to be compatible with your system and each product is carefully designed to provide you the best combination of heat transfer and pressure drop.

Oil Cooler Technologies

BAR & PLATE OIL COOLERS

We’ve identified the best selection of hot and cold fin combinations to provide the ultimate in flexibility and provide the best heat transfer performance in the market.

  • Highly flexible design options
  • Enhanced internal fin geometries for superior cooling
  • Wide variety of hot fins to balance internal pressure drop
  • High-efficiency louvered fins for superior heat rejection
  • Wide variety of debris resistant non-louvered fins
  • Specially designed extruded tanks withstand high pressures
  • Ideal for low viscosity fluids
  • Welded tanks for a long leak-free life
  • Integral bypass relief valves

TBAR OIL COOLERS

Our patented TBAR replaces hot fins and bars with a single extruded tube for increased product durability.

  • Highly flexible design
  • Patented tube-to-bar joint ensures consistent brazing
  • Extruded tubes provide unrivaled durability & fewer leak paths
  • High-efficiency louvered fins for enhanced heat rejection
  • Debris resistant non-louvered fins
  • Specially designed extruded tanks withstand high pressures
  • Welded tank to core for a long leak-free service life
  • Zinc-Infused aluminum cores for unrivaled corrosion protection
  • Low oil side pressure drop
  • Stands up to heavy pressure-cycle loads & pressure spikes
  • Ideal for high viscosity fluids
  • Integral bypass relief valves

MICRO-CHANNEL

  • Robust and flexible design
  • Louvered and non-louvered air-side fins are available
  • Efficient surface to maximize heat rejection

IN-TANK COOLERS 

  • Compact designs fit inside radiator bottom tanks for transmission oil cooling
  • Available in stainless steel and aluminum construction

Bar and Plate Heat Exchangers

API Heat Transfer’s line of Airtech and Covrad air cooled all-aluminum brazed bar and plate heat exchangers are supplied as a vital component to our mobile and industrial OEMs’ products. Our flexible bar and plate construction allows countless core combinations and sizes, custom designed to your exact requirements with minimal or no tooling costs. Combi-cooler designs are available to cool multiple fluids in a single brazed unit.

Product types available.

  • Engine cooling systems
  • PCR (pre-cooler, cooler, reheater) for refrigerated air dryers
  • Charge air coolers
  • Radiators
  • Oil coolers
  • Aftercoolers
  • Combination coolers

Our bar and plate coolers feature a wide variety of thermally efficient internal and external fin patterns. Fins are laid between aluminum braze sheets and fitted with header and face bars. The assembled unit is placed into one of our modern brazing furnaces where precise control of time and temperature produces a unified core. Manifolds designed to meet each customer’s particular piping requirements are welded into place to complete the cooler. We can also supply cores when manifolds already exist or must be fitted in the field.

These rugged, compact, light-weight units are ideal for both on- and off- highway markets. API Heat Transfer can also add value beyond the component cooler by packaging a complete cooling system consisting of multiple coolers (e.g., radiator, charge air cooler, hydraulic oil cooler).

From small individual coolers to large complex engine cooling systems, API Heat Transfer will design and manufacture the heat transfer solution that’s right for you. Our engineering team is continually developing additional fin geometries to improve heat transfer efficiency so we can meet or exceed your expectations.