Transportation

A radiant section of a vertical cylindrical heater being transported to site. It is prefabricated in one module with all the coils, refractories, castings and burners installed. Each burner is in its own silenced wind box. This degree of prefabrication minimizes site erection time.

And erection.....a radiant section of a vertical cylindrical heater being erected at site. This one is prefabricated in one module with all coils, refractories and castings installed. This degree of modularization simplifies site work, and consequently reduces costs.




Segmented vs. Modularization:

When transportation regulations do not allow us to deliver the heater in modules, we can supply the radiant section in fully lined segments packed and braced for shipment. These segments are supplied with bolting planes for erection on site. The segments are then lifted into position by crane and bolted together. Once all the segments are bolted and the coils are installed, the radiant section can be seal welded if required. Large box and cabin heaters can be delivered in panels with radiant tubes and refractories installed for on-site erection.

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UOP Platformer Heater:

This platform heater was modularized and delivered to the site by barge. Note the four radiant cells are complete with 'U' tube assemblies, manifolds, burners and refractories. The convection section and stack were prefabricated for bolt-up assembly at the job site. The barge took the platform heater to the dock adjacent to the refinery where it was positioned on foundations with a single lift.

EDC Cracking Furnace

This type of furnace is used to thermally crack ethylene dichloride to produce vinyl chloride monomer, a raw material of PVC. Shown is a typical EDC cracking furnace complete with air preheat system that has been revamped using Krebs process design to de-bottle neck the furnace and improve its efficiency.  Born has developed it’s own EDC Cracking Furnace model that has been updated by empirical operating data.

Research

Born undertakes continuous research in the field and in the laboratory. Our ability to keep technically up to date has enabled the company to remain as a leader in the specialty heater field.