Launched in August 2015, the CAST-X 4000 is Cast Aluminum’s latest offering for the cast-in circulation heating market, emphasizing the no-contact approach and the heater’s ability to withstand pressures up to 2,500 psi.
“There are many different types of ‘circulation heaters,’” begins Jeff Awe, Product Manager and Marketing Director for Cast Aluminum Solutions, giving background for the discussion of his company’s latest offering, the CAST-X 4000 circulation heater.
“The CAST-X 4000 is known as a ‘cast-in’ heater, and there are only a few companies that make these. The most distinct characteristic of a cast-in heater is that the heating elements do not ever come in contact with the media being heated, and our cast-in heaters can be used to heat both liquids and gases, usually not at the same time, although it is possible with our ‘dual flow-path tube’ units, which includes the CAST-X 4000, 3000, and 2500.”
Launched in August 2015, the CAST-X 4000 is Cast Aluminum’s latest offering for the cast-in circulation heating market, emphasizing the no-contact approach and the heater’s ability to withstand pressures up to 2,500 psi. Two spiral-wound flow-path tubes each have a a one-inch outside diameter and .083 inch wall. “The standard flow-path tube is 316L stainless steel, but Inconel and other alloys are also available,” informs Awe.
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