ParaTube® Tubular Heat Exchangers

APV ParaTube Tubular Heat Exchangers are designed specifically for food applications with particles, ensuring gentle yet efficient heat transfer to preserve product integrity and quality.

Tubular Heat Exchanger Solutions

Designed for Your Process Needs

Long runtimes
Easy to clean
Minimal maintenance
Robust, reliable operation
Handles challenging process fluids including medium to higher viscosity products with large particulates

How Tubular Heat Exchangers Work

A tubular heat exchanger (THE) is used to warm or cool a product by exchanging heat between the process fluid and a service fluid, which is typically water, ice water, glycol or steam. The hot or cold service fluid flows around the tubes within the THE and heat is transferred between the product and the media.

Optimizing Performance Through Custom Configuration

The rate of heat transfer is dependent on the tubular heat exchanger configuration, temperature differential, size of tubes, turbulence in the flow and flow velocity. Different configurations are available, and the selection of the best solution is based on the properties of the process fluid and production goals. Our experience and expertise will help ensure you receive the best solution for your specific needs in terms of production goals, costs, efficiency and product quality.

Key Applications

Tubular heat exchangers are suitable for many applications and are commonly used for fluids with low to medium viscosity and smaller to large particles.

SPX FLOW Heat Exchanger Viscosity Particles Comparison Chart

APV ParaTube Tubular Heat Exchangers are ideal for:

Pulpy Juices
Yogurts
Cream Sauces
Soups
Jam
Desserts
Chocolates
Fruit Purees
Vegetable Purees
Baby Food
Beer
Ice Cream
Margarine
Broth / Gravy
Soft Drinks
Soy Milk
Sterile Water
Syrups
Tea
Vegetable Oil
Whey
Wine
Milk
Eggs
Fresh Cheese

APV ParaTube tubular heat exchangers offer many processing advantages, including the ability to handle high pressures and temperatures; fluids with large quantities of particulates, and high viscosity products. Designed for sanitary use and cleaning-in-place (CIP) they are robust, offer long process runtimes, and are easy to maintain.

With different types and a wide range of options, APV ParaTube THEs have been designed with expert knowledge and understanding of the needs of the dairy, nutrition and health industries. They can be supplied with smooth or corrugated tubes, in a range of construction materials from stainless steel to special alloys to suit fluid properties and are carefully customized to process duty requirements. Whatever your heat transfer needs, our experts will help you find the best solution.

Working temperatures up to 545°F/285°C
Design pressures to 1,088 psig/75 bar
Hygienic operation, CIP
Fully-welded or O-ring types
Choice of materials including 316/316L stainless steel (standard), 304/304L, AISI 316Ti, duplex